jkeny wrote: > So we really can't judge (nor can you) how sensitive your testing is at > differentiating audio devices - yes you heard a difference between DAC & > line out of computer (in a not very "carefully controlled & not double > blind test"). Yet you seem to put great "faith" in this method to sort > out differences - "I'm a strong believer in listening tests. Of course > if they are not carefully constructed double-blind tests, then they are > essentially worthless. (And outside of the audiophile world this > statement is not the least bit controversial.)"
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