ralphpnj;581694 Wrote: > > As for the first part isn't it also true the field of scientific > experiments where humans are concerned that the results of these tests > are often never 100%, in other words there are often subjects who > "fail" the test even when a vast majority of those tested "pass" the > test? One example being drug testing where getting the same result from > 100% of the subjects is rarely the case.
That's a fair point. It's true that people are hard to experiment on, highly variable, and very complicated. That's why psychology, economics, etc. are all so much less effective at predicting things than physics or chemistry. But to me, that's all the more reason to be sure one controls for bias as much as possible - if there's one thing we know for sure about people, it's that bias has a really big effect on experience. And although psychology is really complex, ears aren't nearly as much. The ear is basically a microphone, and it's got a limited sensitivity. It's a bit tough to get at that, since ears are usually connected to brains, and that complicates things, but it's not impossible. > > Edit: On BTW, thank you for keeping this discussion civil - no name > calling, personal insults etc. By being civil I really feel that a > positive exchange of ideas and information can and does occur. And > happy listening! Same to you. I've been involved in my share of audiophile pissing matches in the past - I'm done now :). I have no problem at all with people making their own choices, I just find them interesting. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
