i don't get the creationist metaphor. creationists chose to *believe* something childish and naive, rather than confront evidence and find a pragmatic path that -magically- even the pope embraces. personal belief doesn't have to lead to ignorance.
i don't think these forums are like that. this audiophile forum has always struck me as quite humorous and pragmatic. like i said before, i think "blind testing" is a beautiful ideal. it is probably strikingly easy to implement with recordings in different mastering/resolution versions and DACs and (why?) cables. as far as amps and *especially* speakers go, come on, even blind folded you will hear what's going on, and you can just hope whoever is leading the test knows how to set things up (which i trust few people to do, by the way). i haven't seen any utterly irrational opinions being exposed in this thread, but i think we may have lost track of what the blind testing was originally advocated for... hopefully not USB cables, because... does anyone think that necessary, unless your USB cable is made of rusty cast iron, and even then, heck, spend ten bucks already. testing is a necessary evil to establish what we prefer. once we establish what we prefer, we don't owe anyone explanations, and personally i couldn't care less about what anyone else thinks about my choices. i have tested a lot, and it's not my favorite thing to do, but i have returned equipment and dismissed expensive stuff because of it, and thank audio dealers for helping me establish what i like without pressure. but i *loathe* testing, i'd rather spend time listening to music, as i am doing right now (ronny jordan's "after 8" via Audioengine D1 and Grado RS-1). tested once, approved (after initial issues with the D1 and Jriver), and i never have to think about it again. that's how i like it. ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.3 on VMware Player System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> MusicalFidelity M1PWR -> Totem DreamCatcher Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102632 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
