Julf wrote: > Sure, but my point was also about the tendency to ignore or deny any > contrary evidence, and only focus on "data" that supports one's beliefs.
Agreed. IME that's just one reason why sighted evaluations have this stunning propensity to generate invalid results. Since the listener knows which equipment he is listening to throughout the alleged test, there are no safeguards against ignoring or denying evidence that runs contrary to his tightly held beliefs, whether conscious or unconscious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105413 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles