In Reply to: Re: What makes you think that Mr. Atkinson's posted by theaudiohobby on March 26, 2007 at 07:35:55:
>that is not the only problem with Mr. Atkinson's parable, just the
>one that is impossible to reliably mitigate against in a sighted
>test.
You continue to miss the point I was making, "audiohobby." There are
2 incontrovertible facts involved in my parable:
1) The solid-state amplifier could not be identified in the formal
blind test.
2) The solid-state amplifier did not satisfy me in long-term
listening, despite all the non-audio factors working in its favor.
And two articles of belief among so-called objectivists:
1) That blind tests, merely by being blind, are an effective means of
detecting audible differences.
2) Sighted listening tests are inherently unreliable, due to the
presence of non-audio factors.
If the facts behind my parable are true, then these two latter
beliefs are mutally incompatible. Either the blind test was
ineffective or the non-audio factors don't actually affect the
listener's reaction to any significant degree. You can't continue to
insist that both are correct.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
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Follow Ups
- Re: What makes you think that Mr. Atkinson's - John Atkinson 11:14:34 03/26/07 (13)
- Re: It does not work that way... - theaudiohobby 03:35:12 03/27/07 (12)
- Re: It does not work that way... - John Atkinson 03:55:56 03/27/07 (11)
- C'mon, John - E-Stat 07:16:27 03/27/07 (7)
- Re: C'mon, John - theaudiohobby 11:39:05 03/27/07 (5)
- I didn't have any questions for Mr. Atkinson - E-Stat 17:35:12 03/27/07 (4)
- Re: I didn't have any questions for Mr. Atkinson - theaudiohobby 18:59:11 03/27/07 (3)
- I would say facetious, not malicious. - robert young 15:51:36 03/29/07 (2)
- Thank you - E-Stat 16:21:49 03/29/07 (1)
- You're welcome. - robert young 18:54:40 03/29/07 (0)
- Re: C'mon, John - kerr 07:36:55 03/27/07 (0)
- Re: It does not work that way... - theaudiohobby 04:42:55 03/27/07 (2)
- Re: It does not work that way... - John Atkinson 13:14:34 03/27/07 (1)
- Re: It does not work that way... - Avocat 15:18:43 04/01/07 (0)