opaqueice;173291 Wrote: > 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. :-) > > > > You're welcome.
You are confusing negative statements with negative experimental outcomes. But perhaps it was just jokingly said.. You are right about preconceptions. But, although I phrased it poorly, I really meant that a negative result from an A/B with someone who doesn't expect to find anything is pretty much useless. If, instead, you do indeed find a difference (don't forget to REMOVE the SMPS from the outlet) under ABX then I'd say you do have a result. Regarding contacts: What goes on _before_ the power supply is one thing, and what goes on between the power supply and the SB something else entirely. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 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
