JohnSwenson;689019 Wrote: > ...the very act of trying to concentrate on differences can alter your > perceptions.
Have to say this is one aspect of the DBT criticisms that I find over-the-top. The thought that this process intrinsically corrupts the purity of the listening process by making one think too hard is laughable, especially when mountains of research have clearly demonstrated how easily humans are swayed by their myriad unconscious subjectivities under sighted conditions. Narrowly focusing one's attention is not a blind vs sighted issue. It is also just as easy to concentrate on differences when listening under sighted conditions. However, these same people who are worried about warped perceptions due to stress under blind conditions often blithely dismiss any notion of subconscious bias under sighted conditions. They fancy themselves in perfect and complete control of all possible influences. But sometimes blind testing is the only thing that will knock the entrenched elite off their high horses. Saw a TV program the other day about "The Judgement of Paris". In 1976 a wine tasting was held in Paris, specifically to prove the superiority of French wines. The panel was composed 100% of top French wine experts. The results stunned the wine world when California wines came in first. No one doubted the results would have been dramatically different if the tastings had been done sighted. In short, we do not cease to be limited by our human condition because we believe ourselves to be experts in something. Audio is not an exception. -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93380 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
