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Crutchfield's Speaker Compare

Hey everyone, for those in the market for new speakers, Crutchfield now has something called "Speaker compare", in which you can select up to 4 speakers and make sound comparisons online using your computer and a pair of headphones. Although not all the speakers models are available for audition at the moment, a lot are, and I think it’s a great alternative for those (like me) who cannot audition speakers in person. You can compare several songs at the same volume or at the same wattage. I am not associated with Crutchfield at all. I think it’s a great tool and a good start!
Cheers y’all!
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tom8473
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I listened on a pair of Sennheiser headphones. As I suspected in advance, all speakers tested sounded a lot like Sennheiser headphones. 
thecarpathian
4,185 posts
 
Ah, expectation bias!
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luciano33 OP
63 posts
 
@ tom8473. We all have different ears, so maybe yours could not detect differences in sound among speakers. As discussed above, the tool is best for relative comparisons among speakers. 

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luciano33 OP
63 posts
 
@ thecarpathian. Can you elaborate on expectation bias? 
thecarpathian
4,185 posts
 
Hi, luciano33.

When one has a preconceived notion in one's mind about the outcome of something before doing it, they have already made up their mind as to the outcome, and that is what is most likely to occur. As Tom had suspected in advance what he was going to hear, that is what he heard.
That is a decent description of expectation bias, even though I was half kidding and really have no idea why as to he not hearing a difference...

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