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But do we have to read it before we start insulting you ?

Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on October 9, 2003 at 13:11:57

In Reply to: OK, guys, you may rip me for this -- My new column on good (audio) taste posted by clarkjohnsen on October 7, 2003 at 07:43:33:

The audiophile who thinks "I know what I hear" is likely to be wrong because sometimes his expectations will bias his perceptions.
I don't know about you, but I don't need to know, or want to know, the brand and model of an audio component before judging its sound quality. And I don't assume every component will sound different just because golden ears claim that is so (I think their egos get in the way of objective thinking).

This thought applies to food also -- no wine taster who knows the brand/vintage he's tasting before giving an opinion will ever be taken seriously by me.

If you had an editor to delete the sarcastic sentences such as:
"Mr. Johnsen, we are not aware of any properly-conducted double-blind tests, published in a reputable peer-reviewed journal, that support your conclusions.", your article would be more interesting.

In the past 20 years I have had many experiences with golden ears and other audiophiles making comments about components whose identity was hidden. After those experiences, when I hear or read of audiophiles claiming: "I know what I hear", I can't help laughing.

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