Rodney, that is an interesting point. Since I "saw the light" about the placebo effect and blind listening I've really enjoyed what I've got a lot more. If the mind can play tricks, then having correct information about real audible differences can play 'fact-based tricks' too.
The knowledge that a decent IC is 99.9% there in terms of fidelity, and therefore a million dollar IC can only improve on it 0.1%, can help you relax and enjoy the 99.9% and stop imagining you're hearing a "veil" for example. So understanding the placebo effect can boost enjoyment as much as being ignorant about it can, if not more. BTW I'm still an "audiophile tweakist"...it's just that my tweaks involve speaker placement, room, physical vibration, bass EQ etc. where I've got a LOT of improvement compared to twiddling with sources, interconnects and all that religious stuff. Hey I'm enjoying my music more than ever, and that SB3 analogue output I used to criticise on this very forum? It's sounding better than it did before all the improvements in the last year. More detail, better soundstage, more natural, better bass. Funny that, it must have been capable enough all along! I realise this is heresy. :) Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Krell KAV-300i (pre bypass) -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44124 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
