stv014
Headphoneus Supremus
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You do not know it is not bias (it very often is, because of the factors listed in the OP) until it is verified under controlled conditions. Also, long term auditory memory is not very accurate, so listening to the new amp for an extended period of time but not to the old one means that you do not even remember exactly what the sound was like before the "upgrade", and when you do the switch back in the usual non-level matched sighted way, you expect the old amp to sound worse. The "improvements" discovered over a long period of time could very well be the result of imagination and bias filling in the gaps in the fading memory of the old sound.
I don't consider getting used to nuance or sound you normally can't or not used to hear due to many factor to be a bias, more like "schooling" your ears.
You do not know it is not bias (it very often is, because of the factors listed in the OP) until it is verified under controlled conditions. Also, long term auditory memory is not very accurate, so listening to the new amp for an extended period of time but not to the old one means that you do not even remember exactly what the sound was like before the "upgrade", and when you do the switch back in the usual non-level matched sighted way, you expect the old amp to sound worse. The "improvements" discovered over a long period of time could very well be the result of imagination and bias filling in the gaps in the fading memory of the old sound.