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RE: The brain is not a computer

In 62% of the trials where an amp was compared with itself in the infamous Stereophile blind amp test,
"differences were heard" by the participating "golden ears",
when no A-B differences were possible.

A human mind has many biases.

If a listener has to know the brand / model component in use to hear A-B differences,
and can't hear them when the brand names are hidden,
then he most likely has a strong case
of the the audiophile "everything sounds different" bias.

I know, I know, -- blind tests are no good ...
yet you've claimed to participate in over 100 of them,
... so for what reason did you participate?
Too much spare time on your hands?
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Richard BassNut Greene
"I know what I hear" is often an audio fantasyland

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