Robin Bowes;220741 Wrote: > Patrick Dixon wrote: > > opaqueice;220730 Wrote: > >> Yeah, absolutely, it does demonstrate that, and it's very useful > >> information.My view is that it absolutely doesn't do this reliably! > > > > I think the only thing you can reliably determine from a A/B test > > (blind or otherwise), is whether you can determine a difference. > You > > need to listen over a longer period, with a wider, more > > representative selection of music, to be sure you know which one you > > prefer. On a short test, you can often be seduced by something that > > has more impact, whereas a longer test will reveal any > shortcomings. > > +1 > > One example is listening fatigue. > > > > > opaqueice;220730 Wrote: > >> The feeling I usually come away with after a blind test is how > >> subtle the differences (if any) actually are, contrary to what I > >> had thought while doing a sighted comparison. That's really helped > >> me put things in perspective and focus on the aspects of audio > >> reproduction that actually make a big difference. > > > > The differences are subtle, but it is just those subtleties that are > > the difference between reasonable sound quality and something that > > really engages you. That's what being an audiophile is all about. > > And after all, the differences between two different performances of > > the same music, or two kinds of the same instrument, can also be > very > > subtle too. > > +1 > > R.
Robin, I can only assume you are selling something too. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37553 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
