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In Reply to: RE: Blind testing assumes that one steps in the same river twice posted by Jay Buridan on November 07, 2016 at 14:46:05
How many here have ever participated in a blind listening test? In my opinion, blind listening tests are simply a test of your acoustic memory and little else. I would never make a component purchase based on being able to correctly identify a 30 second snippet of music. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Long term listening is still the only way to go.
That said, blind listening tests can still be fun if you are able to check your emotions at the door and simply rely on your acoustic memory. I have participated in a few, the most memorable being the time a salesman at the local hifi store challenged me to a blind listening test of four different CD tweaks. Piece of cake - I got them all correct and then was promptly accused of cheating. Still makes me laugh.
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Don't all comparisons involve a test of acoustic memory, blind or otherwise?As a reader, I'd kind of like to know if when Jacob Heilbrunn et al write stuff like "The improvement rendered by [TRANSPARENT REFERENCE XL DIGITAL LINK] ... proved to be one of the most flabbergasting experiences I have ever had in the high end ... the Reference line did not improve the sound; it took it into another realm", that such "flabbergasting experiences" are as apparent when testing blind.
Daniel
Edits: 11/12/16 11/12/16
Of course, audio comparisons involve acoustic memory, whether blind or sighted.
Sighted and blind auditions also are equally subject to the objection that you can't step in the same river twice.
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