Themis;350875 Wrote: > But I strongly disagree about your distortion level example : If a lot > of people can hear differences between -say- different speaker cables > or even between microphones, although CCIR/ITU-R ABX tests prove that > no-one hears any differences of that level anyway, then, probably, the > famous ABX tests methodology is broken and/or there's a factor that we > forgot to consider.
Eh? jeffmeh;350956 Wrote: > At the risk of opening up the classic objectivist/subjectivist black > hole, I have never understood this argument. > > With all due respect, if: > 1) A specific individual claims he can hear the difference between A > and B when he knows which one he is hearing, and > 2) That individual cannot differentiate A from B in an double-blind > test, and > 3) This scenario is repeated every time, for many tests, with many > individuals, and > 4) Countless studies across disciplines have demonstrated that the > placebo effect is real > > Then why is it reasonable to conclude that there is something wrong > with the tests, rather than that none of these individuals can really > hear the difference? Seconded. You seem like a reasonable person, Themis - can you elaborate? -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41144 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
