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In Reply to: RE: Funny thing posted by josh358 on May 05, 2012 at 14:05:14
The whole problem ABX or really with any kind of test is that if the results are negative it doesn't prove anything. The sometimes suspect the real reason for the existence of ABX testing is so objectivists can use it as a virtual weapon in the jihad against cables, expensive speakers, and weird tweaks - "that thing couldn't possibly pass an ABX test." I also happen think that long term listening has a big problem --most audiophiles, and perhaps especially reviewers, are continually changing cables, electronics, adding and/or removing tweaks, and so forth. Obviously the sound is going to change quite a bit over time in these cases, not necessarily for the better. It's very easy to lose track of what the heck is going on. I'm more in favor of A/B/A testing, then you can eliminate all the unknowns involved with long term listening.
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