Samuli
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A good blindtest could be something like this:
We'll put two source's (amps, transports, dacs) in two boxes with a mirror-tunnel in front in order for remote commands reach the unit. Boxes would be weight balanced, same ic's coming out from the back and the remotes would be programmable all-in-one type.
There would be no way for the tester to know what is in the boxes, still he could take all the time evaluating them in the comfort of his home in what way he wants to. This cancels out most of the variables that makes blind-testing untrustable.
There was this kind of test in Finnish hifi-magazine with 10 experienced listeners (more than 10 years in hifi) and the results were that in free-listening at their homes they liked more expensive one better, but in controlled ABX-test, with unfamiliar associated equipment not single one of them could distinquish these two amps.
The amps used were around 500$ and the other one at 2000$ if I recall correctly.
We'll put two source's (amps, transports, dacs) in two boxes with a mirror-tunnel in front in order for remote commands reach the unit. Boxes would be weight balanced, same ic's coming out from the back and the remotes would be programmable all-in-one type.
There would be no way for the tester to know what is in the boxes, still he could take all the time evaluating them in the comfort of his home in what way he wants to. This cancels out most of the variables that makes blind-testing untrustable.
There was this kind of test in Finnish hifi-magazine with 10 experienced listeners (more than 10 years in hifi) and the results were that in free-listening at their homes they liked more expensive one better, but in controlled ABX-test, with unfamiliar associated equipment not single one of them could distinquish these two amps.
The amps used were around 500$ and the other one at 2000$ if I recall correctly.