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Re: John, that's the problem

Unfortunatly often times politics gets substituted for science. The quote below is from my website and the story is regrettably true. In Pro Audio they have done DBT tests under some pretty strict conditions and the panel was able to spot differences, however once again these tests are not mentioned in consumer audio. Given my fiendish approach to grounding and noise reduction I would love for someone to come to my lab with their electronics vs. mine and let them take their test, but as in the past, the results, if taken at all will not be published or the offer will not be taken seriously.
d.b.

"Dave: Your equipment is so quiet Dan. I'm sure you would always hear the difference in a head to head test. Have you ever done a double-blind test with it?

Dan: I have a great story about that. One Saturday morning I went to this person's studio, who happened to be a very well-known audiophile in the Boston area. I was there to do a field test with a prototype pre-amp and D/A Converter that I had designed.

First, we played some music and listened to his system. You know... the usual. Then I hooked up my two units in his system. Wow! The noise floor fell so low that both of our jaws dropped. It was that blatantly obvious to the both of us. You could hear so much more of the music. Now mind you, this guy was a die-hard double-blind ABX adherent who kept saying that he heard no differences between records and CD's, and he was out to prove it. He invited me to bring back my D/A Converter for the ABX test but not the pre-amp. I'm sure the reason is because if we used my pre-amp, you would have clearly heard the differences between records and CD's. He also made sure to tell me as I was leaving, that I was not to tell anyone that his system was so noisy! Can you imagine what his pre-amp sounded like?

If I have learned anything over the years since I have been in the audio industry, it's that a great majority of business is usually based upon a personal or political agenda which, as far as I can tell, has nothing to do with proper engineering or the accurate reproduction of music. I really detest getting into the politics that surround the audio industry. As far as I am concerned, it has no place in audio engineering."

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