In Reply to: A Golliath in David clothing. posted by Chris_F on December 23, 2005 at 11:22:17:
But then, your proposal doesn't satisfy the bloodlust of the DBT savages does it? So why bother? Let's just have "transparency" and be done with it, shall we?Back in the days of The Listening Studio, where my electronics were in a room behind the speakers, it was a simple matter to change things so that the listeners didn't know what I was doing. Switch an amp? A preamp? A cable? Tweak a disc? Nada did they know!
Thus the results were untainted by any expectation of even the *sort* of thing they were to listen for.
Not only that, but to keep everyone honest, once in a while I'd change NOTHING. And they knew that possibility had to be factored in rather like those tests where wrong answers are subtracted from right answers (no answer, being neutral).
And occasionally I'd sit, and let others do the work. We got lots of good results in that simplified regimen.
clark
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Follow Ups
- "I propose that a blind test is more valid." I'll see you halfway. - clarkjohnsen 11:55:27 12/23/05 (10)
- Now who all did that, Mister? - Silver Eared John 16:36:19 12/23/05 (2)
- "Transparency" employed ironic quotemarks, not quoting quotemarks. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:46:32 12/24/05 (1)
- And y'all accuse thers of weaselling? - Silver Eared John 17:36:29 12/24/05 (0)
- Bloodlust of the DBT savages? - Chris_F 14:21:01 12/23/05 (6)
- Just some colorful language referring to their always being at one's throat... - clarkjohnsen 09:35:17 12/24/05 (5)
- Re: Just some colorful language referring to their always being at one's throat... - Chris_F 14:33:23 12/24/05 (4)
- "I do not believe it likely that I would hear an improvement." What's belief got to do with it? - clarkjohnsen 11:11:49 12/26/05 (3)
- Do y'all know what science is? - Silver Eared John 23:27:33 12/26/05 (2)
- Hmm... Degree in physics, over twenty years experience in remote imaging... I sure know what science *isn't*. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:07:49 12/27/05 (1)
- Re: Hmm... Degree in physics, over twenty years experience in remote imaging... I sure know what science *isn't*. nt - Silver Eared John 19:07:32 12/27/05 (0)