jh901 wrote: > If there is a zero-probability of audible differences, then ABX results > will be nothing more than random guesswork. >
Exactly. The same will be true for any suite of listening tests that avoids the traditional pitfalls of casual sighted audiophile evaluations which are: (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 > > Anyhow, Analysis Plus is HQ'd within 1.5 hours of GPWoods. Shouldn't it > be easy for you to discredit their engineers along with their claims? It has long been known that it is impossible to change the minds of True Believers in pseudoscience. They all live in logic-tight boxes, so the traditional tools like facts, Science, and reason don't work with them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
