In Reply to: Re: Characteristics of consumer-oriented audio publications posted by John Atkinson on March 21, 2007 at 04:23:25:
Count me among those who would like to see more double-blind testing, that is of those who make a living claiming to hear what many cannot. It is the editors and reveiwers who should be required to prove they actually possess the listening skills which they purport to have. The skill to make the draw the kind of distinctions which they make in their monthly reviews.It is those with the golden ears who should submit to double blind testing to determine whether they in fact hear meaningful differences, e.g. distinguish between the CD and Super CD layer. If they where able to do this consistantly, I might pay more attention.
Testing the golden ears is the best use of DBT.
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Follow Ups
- editors and reviewers should prove their listening skills - ray m 12:52:07 03/21/07 (14)
- Should readers be tested for comprehension and gullibility skills? - JTimothyA 20:24:00 03/21/07 (1)
- DBT reviewers. - ray m 12:33:52 03/22/07 (1)
- blind testing would destroy false gods...... - jdouglas51 15:09:58 03/21/07 (2)
- Sounds like you have discovered your niche then! - Bruce Kendall 18:40:25 03/21/07 (1)
- Re: Sounds like you have discovered your niche then! - ray m 21:39:50 03/21/07 (1)
- Let me ask you a question based on your system: - robert young 14:14:55 03/21/07 (2)
- Re: Perfectly stated. [nt] - alan m. kafton 12:48:08 03/25/07 (0)
- Eggs Ackley...(nt) - mkuller 14:20:14 03/21/07 (0)
- I have found just reading their descriptions of what they hear - Bruce Kendall 13:40:08 03/21/07 (0)
- Are you Bass Nut in disguise??? (nt) - mkuller 13:15:27 03/21/07 (4)
- Hey Mule I'm a subjective audiophile and think blind testing is a waste of time this year - Richard BassNut Greene 08:58:25 03/23/07 (3)
- FYI, I have done a test or two with wires - Bruce Kendall 18:53:08 03/23/07 (2)
- Regardless of what... - mkuller 10:38:54 03/24/07 (1)
- There is more than one coincidence in town, buddy. - Bruce Kendall 08:26:56 03/25/07 (0)