In Reply to: Audiophile Snake Oil posted by Freo-1 on April 24, 2024 at 13:23:27:
They're not lying; nobody can legitimately challenge their perception. But is their perception valid?
Personally I believe there are a variety of things that will affect what we perceive -- some factors objectively/measurably affect we hear, many don't:Prestige & price of a component Touted advantages of particular technologies Opinion of friends or reviewers Our stress or fatigue levels Affect of liquor, drugs, or medication Synergy with our other components The listening space, especially where not one's own Unaccounted for changes to placement of speakers, etc. ETC.
Hard core objectivists will insist the intangible factors disappear in ABX testing. My personal opinion is the ABX testing can't prove that differences don't exist but that such differences are so slight as to be irrelevant.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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Follow Ups
- But many will say, "I hear a difference" - Feanor 04:24:42 04/25/24 (5)
- ABX..... - Todd Krieger 12:32:39 04/27/24 (0)
- Very True "some factors objectively/measurably affect we hear, many don't:" - Jonesy 14:20:58 04/26/24 (3)
- I go back over 50 years too - Feanor 04:38:04 04/27/24 (2)
- RE: I go back over 50 years too - Jonesy 03:28:10 04/29/24 (1)
- RE: I go back over 50 years too - Feanor 03:59:43 04/29/24 (0)