opaqueice;157798 Wrote: > Having quite a few of both single malt scotches and skeptical friends, I > was once the subject of a blind taste test. My friend picked four > scotches from my collection and then tested me to see if I could > identify them blind. I was 4/4, which considering she had randomly > picked four out of about twenty isn't too bad. > > In my mind I can't help comparing that to John Atkinson failing to > differentiate between - let alone identify - two supposedly very > different amplifiers. But I'm afraid I'm going to start another minor > war if I go that way :-).
I suspect that many people couldn't identify the various scotches in your test. Indeed, the same could be said for the tasting of fine wines, if fact, many prefer a cheap sweet wine to the best dry Cabernet's. It follows that the appreciation of high end audio gear might be futile for those whose ears might not be sensitive to the subtle nuances that the best gear reveals. For example, not everyone can distinguish the fine differences that are evident with tube rolling or changing interconnects or etc.,etc. For many a boom box is all that is needed. Raja -- rajacat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rajacat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29025 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
