In Reply to: Blind Listening Tests posted by Sumflow on June 13, 2012 at 19:01:36:
This was discussed to death - and proponents of those still can't explain how results of a test, performed by individuals A, B and C on a system X, are relevant for individual D, listening to system Y.
You are aware, I assume, that abilities of ear/brain combination are vastly different between individuals? And that resolution of audio systems probably differs even more dramatically?
In other words - what do results, achieved by an arbitrary group of (half-deaf, inexperienced, biased - insert what you like here) listeners, listening for short period of time to an (unresolving, poorly matched, piece of crap - insert what you like here) "system", have to do with experienced audiophile, cirtically listening at length to resolving top-notch gear?
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- There IS no "need" to have blind listening tests. - carcass93 14:20:46 06/14/12 (10)
- RE: There IS no "need" to have blind listening tests. - DrChaos 17:45:58 06/18/12 (2)
- One of the reasons is that differences lie in high frequency range, which.... - carcass93 11:37:15 06/19/12 (0)
- RE: There IS no "need" to have blind listening tests. - Tony Lauck 20:19:58 06/18/12 (0)
- RE: Blind tests - Sumflow 14:40:38 06/14/12 (6)
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