tbg
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| Reviews with all double blind testing? Gregm, I do not know how many out there experienced the Murata demonstration at CES 2004, but it was a great deal like what you describe. Initially, the speakers played a passage. Then the super tweeters were used and the passage replayed. The ten... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? I started the thread because I am curious about those who doubt others' abilities to hear the benefits of some components and wires. As many proponents can point to few examples of DBT and nevertheless seem confident of the results, I assumed that... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? I agree. Sorry. | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Pabelson, frankly I don't care enough about this question to expend the time necessary to do such work. I am more concerned with find a great loud speaker. I just do not understand the expectation that all individuals are the same in these tests. ... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Palelson, perhaps we just have a language difference. I would certainly concede that for a coin to be heads 15 out of twenty tosses is improbable. This probability is at the root of statistical inference which, of course, seeks to assess support f... | |
| Decca London Cartridge? Neilr, does John Wright sell Decca headshells? I now have a Shindo Labs Garrard 301 turntable and a Jubilee which I will only be able to use with a headshell as the Shindo uses the Ortofon 12" arm with a headshell mount. | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Tvad, well said. | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Pabelson, I must admit that I had not known of the Stereo Review's db tests. Out of curiosity I will have to look them up. Are there others?I teach statistics. Apart from making judgments about the population from a random sample, the concept of a... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Pabelson, you added greatly to my historic understanding of double blind testing. Can you please give citations for the instances where same/different tests yield differences? I think something is fundamentally wrong with the research design unles... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? I am somewhat unhappy that I spoke of J.A. in my post as he brings along a lot of baggage. Many of you who have posted above seem sincerely to believe that better conceived db tests would yield recommendations of some components or cables. My read... | |
| Reviews with all double blind testing? Rja, I fully suspect you are right. We would have to run experiments to find out. | |
| What happened to the loudness control? Who has a tape loop? | |
| What happened to the loudness control? I had one once, but she does listen with me anymore. | |
| tube amp dilemma with electrostats I had much experience with several electrostatic speakers and tube amplifiers. When I had Infinity SS1s, I had modified Dyna Stereo 70s for a while. The ARC 75As and 76s proved superior. With Martin Logans, I used ss amps. With Quad ESLs I origina... | |
| Do you think you need a subwoofer? Are we communicating in English? If so, I don't understand what is being said. |