In Reply to: Blind testing assumes that one steps in the same river twice posted by Jay Buridan on November 7, 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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