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In Reply to: You hear what you hear posted by Frihed89 on May 31, 2006 at 01:04:57:
By testing in a fairly conducted well designed double blind test. By comparing two sounds repeated one after another and demonstrating that you can identify that they are different. Or that you can't. It is a test of the accuity of your perception. It is a way to find out if there is sufficient difference in two stimuli produced as closely as possible in time to be distinguished from each other. It is the only valid test and it has nothing to do with preference. It is the job of the testers to correlate these differences in perceptions with objective measured differences in the stimuli. It is used by scientists, engineers, and psychologists in many ways to test all of our senses whether it's detetermining how sharp a camera lens has to be or for developing a new synthetic scent or flavor to remind you of something else (you didn't really think they use raspberry extract in all those products which are supposed to smell or taste like raspberries did you?) It's the one test many audiophiles and people who sell to them shun. Why? Because it works and it is thoroughly convincing to anyone who is rational. It puts the lie to a lot of advertising claims and jeapordizes a lot of potential profits. And in some places, it's even off limits to mention them, let alone discuss them.
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Follow Ups
- How do you know what you hear? - Soundmind 03:56:40 05/31/06 (18)
- The usual cracks about the irrationality of the disbelievers. Nothing new here. - Norm 06:00:09 05/31/06 (14)
- "Nothing new here." Science is still science...ad hype is still ad hype...religion is still "faith" nt - Soundmind 06:31:52 05/31/06 (12)
- Science? Where's the science in all this? - Analog Scott 08:10:00 05/31/06 (0)
- The only faith that scientists subscribe to is the scientific method. - Norm 08:30:54 05/31/06 (10)
- Most scientists can enjoy a ine meal without scientifically valid proof - Analog Scott 08:35:13 05/31/06 (7)
- Re: You must not have heard of - geoffkait 08:54:45 05/31/06 (6)
- Re: You must not have heard of - Analog Scott 09:37:12 05/31/06 (5)
- Re: Agree, but - geoffkait 10:00:16 05/31/06 (1)
- you mean comparing component s and tweaks is not about the enjoyment of music? - Analog Scott 10:07:02 05/31/06 (0)
- Agreed, life is too short. [nt] - Wellfed 10:41:15 05/31/06 (0)
- What? I entirely agree with you!! - Norm 12:37:11 05/31/06 (1)
- My opinions have not changed. nt - Analog Scott 18:58:18 05/31/06 (0)
- surely you know you've gone overboard - tunenut 09:23:19 05/31/06 (1)
- Perhaps I should have said the scientific method requires one faith, in it. I hardly believe I have gone overboard. - Norm 12:29:14 05/31/06 (0)
- Norm, do you wear glasses? - Rick W 10:42:02 05/31/06 (0)
- Is DBTing how you compare gear for your system? - Kloss 06:53:10 05/31/06 (0)
- You may like testing equipment. I like sitting down and listening to music with it. - Analog Scott 08:07:44 05/31/06 (0)
- Re: How do you know what you hear? - thetubeguy1954 08:50:35 05/31/06 (0)
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