It generally goes like this: 1. Audiophool is impressed by a claim along the lines of "our new product will make your music system sound better". Such claims are often "supported" by vague &/or selected evidence massaged by a marketing department to entice the unwary. This proposition, however improbable, is a scientific hypothesis though, because it *-is-* open to experimental testing.
2. Audiophool parts with £££'s/$$$'s & connects the doubtless impressive-looking product into his system. This would appear to be folly... 3. Audiophool listens to music system and states "I'm *-sure-* it sounds better than it did before" and will probably list the perceived improvements. This is his opinion. 4. No-one subsequently conducts a rigorous experiment (for example by analysing the signal supplied to the loudspeakers with & without the new product after level-matching, and -*then*- should some difference be found to exist by conducting a double-blind ABX test to determine whether the difference is i. audible & ii. an improvement not an impairment (more likely than an improvement!) to the musical experience of the (unbiased) listeners. 5. Any claimed benefit of the product remains unproven because of 4. & consequently anyone else buying it on basis of the marketing claims or the audiophool's recommendation is also foolish (see 2.above)... I am as much against this illogical process as anyone else on this forum. I am merely advocating that we sharpen our pencils before driving home our point :D . Dave :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Golden Earring's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106914
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