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Headphoneus Supremus
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That is mentioned -- one may believe one way or another based on perceptions. This is why the need for material evidence is so important. We can test a cable and see if it makes a difference, but usually there's nothing that shows.
So when it comes to a reasonable explanation . . . we know the measuring equipment is good, but we know our minds like to play tricks on us and is well documented.
As such, the most likely explanation is the most obvious one, placebo.
Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif What I always want to ask these types of people who rant on about how it's all a placebo or whatever is: How do they know, if people are easily fooled, that they are not fooling themselves with their beliefs? |
That is mentioned -- one may believe one way or another based on perceptions. This is why the need for material evidence is so important. We can test a cable and see if it makes a difference, but usually there's nothing that shows.
So when it comes to a reasonable explanation . . . we know the measuring equipment is good, but we know our minds like to play tricks on us and is well documented.
As such, the most likely explanation is the most obvious one, placebo.