P Floding;173262 Wrote: > I believe that is what's called a "preconception". Doing a A/B (blind or > not) with preconceptions would invalidate the test. And, as we all know > by now, a negative A/B proves nothing. >
It's incorrect to think you can ever go into such a test without preconceptions - that's impossible. Even if you had no idea what you were listening to, you'd expect there was a difference - why else would someone go to the trouble of doing the test in the first place? The whole point of blind - or better double-blind - tests is that the effect of such factors is nullified as much as is possible. In any case I'm of course going to try to hear a difference; that's why I bought the supply. I'll listen to a variety of material, both through headphones and my main speakers, and I'll be sure to unplug the wallwart while using the linear. If I think I hear a difference I'll try it blind to be sure. Do you really think an extra connecter on the power supply is going to make a difference? If so, you'd better rip out all the wiring in your walls, and go all along the power lines to the closest substation, and then back from the substation along the transmission line to the power plant, and replace everything with audiophile grade materials! As for not being able to prove a negative, I'm not going to get into that argument again. Let me simply say this: "You can not prove a negative" is a negative statement. :-) egd Wrote: > Thx, just ordered two. You're welcome. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31971 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
