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Posted by Bruce from DC on April 28, 2006 at 06:06:37:
;-)
Actually, you did . . . a civil thoughtful response, in an otherwise largely incivil, thoughtless thread.
many thanks.
To the merits: I agree with you that the rock-throwing between the DBT proponents and opponents gets tiresome and, for that reason, should be ended. I'm not sure who started it -- and rather believe that Stereophile did not -- but "who started it" is a 7th grade playground question that I'd just as soon not have answered.
That said, I think that, regardless of "who started it," the Stereophile guys' ire is roused by the only sometimes unstated subtext of the DBT argument which is that the Stereophile guys are making the whole thing up and are making it up to suit their pecuniary interests. And for that, I can't say that I blame them.
I also think that JA's dismissal of DBTs as a "parlor trick" is not so off-base. The parlor trick aspect of DBTs, so often relied on by their proponents in support of the argument above is, quite simply, "if people can't perceive a difference in a DBT, then there is no difference . . . and these guys are liars."

Well, as I said before, try a DBT with Coke and Pepsi and report back to me. I didn't respond to Regmac's point because it was so obvious. Of course lots of people are going to be able to distinguish between a white riesling and a burgundy. But what about distinguishing between burgundies? That's a little tougher for the average guy.
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