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| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" I agree I was being a bit simplistic with my use of bias. No doubt one has to be aware of their own internal and external biases to properly ascertain what they find unfavorable. Beyond this, as stated above, we then have the unconscious biases, ... | |
| Subjective vs. objective? Or subjective and objective? By sheer happenstance watched this video just prior to visiting this forum. I couldn't agree more with Danny, completely correlates with my experience modding speakers. As for those who don't believe different parts of same value cannot sound diff... | |
| What is your scariest moment in High End audio? Observing one of my 845 SET amps go up in literal smoke, nearly 1000 volt plate voltages means this quite spectacular. This was both scary and a horror show. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes @mswale +1 Still, one can benefit from a 'clean' home network. | |
| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" @ghdprentice Does a single objectively determined reference audio system even exist? The number of existent variables when it comes to determining some objective audio system boggles the mind. Now we are supposed to believe live music is the 'abso... | |
| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" I'm well aware of my biases and built my system over many decades to conform with those biases. I don't understand why some feel the need to build some sort of reference system. Reference for whom? Any double blind testing can only serve as a ... | |
| Claude #2 Part of interacting with real live humans is there high likelihood of misunderstandings and or off topic responses. I realize it can be frustrating but one learns to cope and/or accept. On the other hand one can choose withdrawal, while this may a... | |
| Sonore OpticalRendu Both the lps and going optical from switch will be worthwhile. No switch mode power supplies anywhere in streaming chain should be your eventual goal. I too have been contemplating move to the Deluxe version of OR. | |
| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! Another reason to go for film caps if there is the physical space and available values. | |
| Will Open Baffle Speakers Approach the Speed and Dynamics of Horns? Meant to say MICRO dynamics, although macro great as well. | |
| Will Open Baffle Speakers Approach the Speed and Dynamics of Horns? I ran open baffles for years, first Dahlquist DQ10 and then various models of Alon/Nola, also ran a number of sealed box, finally Klipschorns which I modified over the years, finally my nephew presently running Spatials. I like open baffles for t... | |
| Out of Balance So I'm generally speaking of mixes, as @incorrigable stated, this was the artist/producer/engineers intent, this is one valid reason for not making changes. Probably far more important for me is, I try not to focus on sound when listening, being s... | |
| I replaced the volume pot on my tube preamplifier. Gave up on volume pots years ago, only high quality stepped attenuator or TVC for me. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? I perceive Edith Piaf's voicing/delivery in the context of when it was popular. Her popularity soared in the war years, this is a voice of patriotism, resolve. Joan Baez sometimes does the vibrato thing to excess, nothing near these 'divas' so... | |
| Out of Balance This is simply another recording variable, strange mixes aren't that unusual. Trying to 'repair' these mixes on an individual basis is a recipe for unhappy listening sessions so I just accept them as is. |