There is a releated discussion here http://www.meridianunplugged.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=82988#Post82988 (See bullet #7) about A/B testing which claims it's extreamly difficult because of how the brain works.
Later in thread he gives a great visual example of how your brain works and it goes like this. He puts a slide up on a projector that is blurry and you cannot quite make out what the image is. Then he puts up a slightly sharper slide of the same image. Now everyone can see a dalmatian dog in the image. Now he puts the original slide back up that nobody could see the dalmatian in and now everyone can easily see it. That's because your brain learned what cues were important and once learned you filter out all the distractions and focus on the information important to you. When doing audio if you hear some subtle effect like the placement of an instrument on the "Better" system you will hear it on the "Less Better" system just as well. The more you A/B the more it will sound the same !!! My feeling is pure redbook CD (if working properly) and served music (if working properly) sounds exactly the same. I certainly enjoy served music more because I can find what I'm in the mood for MUCH more quickly. Each can be enhanced through DSP (dither, upsampling, room correction etc.). -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57173 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
