jh901 wrote: > Aren't you taking this "how do I know what I know" a little too far? I > have practical experience as an audiophile who simply wants to enjoy > listening to recorded music which is exceptionally reproduced. I'm not > making the sort of claims which warrant academic scrutiny. >
This would be another example of a claim that warrants academic scrutiny; "Besides, there is no hard scientific fact which proves that vastly different materials and designs directly in the signal path do not impact sound quality." Actually there are exactly scientific facts that in total prove that a wide range of different materials and designs directly in the signal path have absolutely no effect on sound quality. > > I can 100% guarantee that I can discern my cable, in my system, from zip > cord. > It is extremely probable that this alleged discernment is based on false listening evaluations with the following scientific flaws: (1) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because they are not tests. That is, they do not involve comparison to a fixed, reliable standard. (2) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because they involve excessively long switchover times, which makes them highly susceptible to false negatives because they desensitize the listeners. (3) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because the do not involve proper level matching, which makes them highly susceptible to false positives because people report the level mismatches as sonic differences. (4) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because they do not involve listening to the identical same piece of music or drama within a few milliseconds, creating false positives because people report the mismatched music as sonic differences in the equipment. (5) Audiophile Sighted Casual Evaluations are not admissible because they constantly reveal the true identity of the UUTs to the listener, creating false positives because people report their prejudices and preconceived notions as sonic properties of the equipment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
