doctor_big wrote: > > I honestly think that ABX is the tipping point on the seesaw between the > Os and the S'. > > > > > > > > I remember life before ABX as I was an audiophile for more than 20 years > > before ABX as we know it now. > > > > First off the alleged disparity between the O's and S's was designed to > > hoodwink naive audiophiles. It is an invention of sales hacks as opposed > > to professional salesmen. If you look up the meaning of the words, and > > understand how they are used outside of audio, it becomes quite clear > > that they were bastardized for some purpose, which was to keep > > audiophiles as naive as possible. > > > > > > > > > > > > Audiophiles mightily distrust ABX, and with good reason, I think. > > > > > > > > > > > Almost all audiophile thinking about ABX is based on what they were > > told, not what they have experienced. Only a miniscule fraction of > > audiophiles have any hands-on experience with a well-run ABX test. > > Audiophiles queuing up for their first ABX test have been > > brainwashed by the audiophile exploitation marketing establishment > > to distrust them and be in a a high state of anxiety. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've taken part in two of those hateful experiments, and found myself > > > utterly wamboozled and unable to concentrate on the music without > > > thinking about the test. "Is this this, or this?" > > > > > > > > > > > Your words reveal your highly biased state of mind. > > > > It is common for people who have lived their whole lives being > > coached to perceive what is advantageous for sales hacks (as opposed > > to professional sales people), making judgments based solely on > > prejudices and sales pitches. > > > > The first time audiophiles actually have to just listen, they are in > > a state of vertigo because all of their sighted cues are gone and > > for the first time they have to rely on what they hear, not what > > they have been educated to believe. > > > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps practice helps? > > > > > > > > > > > Of course practice helps! ABX was designed to allow people to take > > a break and train and practice as they wish. You can't possibly > > have a meaningful listening experience as long as you are dependent > > on the crutch of sighted evaluations.
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