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Blindfold Speaker testing

So if we made a  experiment where a  group of seasoned audiophiles had to choose  which speaker is best over all, 
6 brands all hidden behinda  curtain.
5 top dawgs in the xover box low sens design and 1 of the high sens PS design. How do you think the results will come out?
But we will not tell the group what speakers are behind the curtains, They will have no idea 1 of the speakers is Point Source. 
How do you think the, or lets say which 1 speaker do you think would come out on top?
No lets do this, Lets give the  group a  list of 5 speaker brands, Walsh, Wilson, Tannoy, and 2 others which are very popular, like Joseph with the Seas. 
and 1 more,
The mystery speaker is not listed, so they have no idea what speaker it is.
The ? speaker is the high sens Point Source.
Now Richard Gray hosts this *guess which speaker event* as he is a  master of these types of gimmicks and  has seasoned audiophiles fooled every single time.
Which speaker do you think will make top of the list in results??
I know.
The Mystery Speaker.
Then Richard pulls the curtain and reveals the winner.
 SURPRISEE
Got ya
The Hifi Guy


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Showing 5 responses by csmgolf

csmgolf
910 posts
 
So what we know is that he is proposing a gimmick, a stunt, or a prank. Seems pretty definitive that is just a side show and not anything resembling a legitimate test.
csmgolf
910 posts
 
The volume level must be matched,

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Absoluetly not, Vol stays the same
At least you admit it is a gimmick and not a true test. It has been proven by people willing to put the work into performing a proper test that listeners almost universally prefer the sound when it is louder in such a test. Not better or more accurate......louder. IOW, you could take any speaker and play it at 80 db. Then, while behind the curtain pretend to hook up a different set of speakers while leaving the same pair hooked up. Just turn the volume up to 82 db. Most will prefer "speaker B" even though it is the same speaker. The test you describe is never about trying to prove that one is better than the other. It is about, "Hey, I can trick these people". And you fell for it. LMAO
csmgolf
910 posts
 
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a blind test. The only variable can be the speaker playing. It is much harder than lining up speakers behind a curtain and playing them one after another. The volume level must be matched, the speakers placed in the same position, and the listener position controlled. There are other variables to control as well. Otherwise, the "test" is nothing more than a gimmick, a stunt, or a prank as the OP has so correctly called it previously in this thread. The sort of test described in the OP proves absolutely nothing.
csmgolf
910 posts
 
Shows don't pay people to display. Manufacturers, distributors, and dealers pay the show organizers to display. I have been to a number of shows and have never seen unruliness over any room. Plus, the brands you are talking about have been at shows I have attended. They were no more in demand than any other room. Just because you have lost your mind over them doesn't mean everyone else will.
csmgolf
910 posts
 
I think you are related to Kenjit. You have no clue of what I prefer a system to sound like. 
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