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RE: Thanks but....

"I was looking for date, time,"

I don't keep that kind of information.

"list of participants," usually just me. Sometimes I have one friend who also participates.

"what gear was used,"

It was pretty much with my previous system. I think that one is still listed. If not Sound Lab A3s, Vandersteen sub, ARC electronics SP 10 pre D 115 power. FOrsell Air Reference with flywheel, Koetsu Rosewood Signature. Tascam digital recorder

"what was being compared,"

Oh jeez, I'd have to go back and look at my comparison notes. But it would include a number of comparisons of many classical and jaz titles on the various audiophile reissues. A lot of Yes records.


"details of how the "time synced"/"lever matched" was accomplished,"


That was done on it's own by the Tascam digital recorder. It has a monitor and bypass switch. Same level with no noticble latency.


"list of results-trial by trial" I do keep track of the results but I am working in Italy right now and I leave those notes in the stereo room. Off the top of my head I prefered the AP Fragile over the Mofi and over any original pressings. But I am going to have to go back and revisit all of those comparisons with the new system. A couple specific instances where I was struggling to choose a favorite and resorted to ABX was with an original U.S. Piros pressing of The Yes Album compared to a New ealand pressing. That was a long time ago. In ABX I could only detect a difference in surface noise. When I checked the dead wax it turned out that the plates were from the same exact father. Another time was with the James Boyk Perfomance Recording of Pictures at an Exhibition. He recorded it both digitally and on his custom analog tape deck. Very hard to pick a favorite.Not nearly as hard to tell there was a difference in an ABX comparison.



""I can switch back and forth and focus on different elements of the sound." is a little confusing to me. Can you expand on that in contest of an ABX test?"

For sure. I can focus on say the bass. How extended is it? Go back and forth quickly listening for a shift in bass extension. Low level detail. Focus on something in the mix that is barely audible. Go back and forth quickly, is the level of audibility shifting? Spectral balance, Focus on overall tonality, switch back and forth quickly. Do I hear a shift. And I can go right on down the line and focus on each aspect of the sound individually and listen for shifts, even very subtle shifts in the back and forth. Once I feel I have zeroed in on specific differences I do the X part of the ABX focusing on the differences I sorted out before hand. Makes identifying even the most subtle differences much more reliable.

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