You are write -- my post was poorly worded. I apologize for that. atkinsonrr;158254 Wrote: > I appreciate your input here, as I think it may be coming from concern, > thinking there was something that he hadnt considered but should > probably consider before making a big financial decision. > > But the above quote sounds like you feel he owes you (or any of us for > that matter) a justificaton of why he wants to spend his own money, and > that he must explain it in using only THD or jitter specs or someting? > I really dont think this is a reasonable request. He's already said > that he is doing it based on the track record of his own experience > with the modded SB. > > So, one could say he is doing it out of trust in Boulder Mods. You > might argue his trust is misplaced, but I would bet he believes his > trust is justified by his own experience. Shouldnt his own experience > be the final arbiter? > > At this point you might say that he was fooled by psycho-acoutic or > simply psychological factors. In other words sometimes your own > experience can lie. I agree with that. But if he's like most of us > (incredibly intelligent!!) people who habit this forum, I again would > bet that he did some kind of A-B testing. Is the A-B testing up to a > standard that we would all accept? Maybe not. > > Its obvious you have real passion for finding the truth in audio. But, > I dont think you are gonna persuade or change his mind by demanding that > he provide all the justification you are demanding. But if we could put > some of our collective passion into developing a listening testing > scheme that we could all endorse. Now THAT would be worth the energy!
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