radrd
Found that torchiere lamps induce nicotine addiction in moths.
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I'm not sure I understand what all the controversy is about, but here's what I would do:
The hardware: amp with three inputs, source with dual outputs. My source's outputs are wired in parallel, so they are constantly outputting identical signals. My amp only requires the turn of a dial to move to the second and third inputs. You hook interconnect A up from output 1 to input 1 and interconnect B from output 3 up to input 3. Input 2 is silent (this will be important).
The administrator: you get someone who doesn't have the slightest idea what is going on to rotate the dial between the three inputs. A mom would be good at this because they are generally happy to help their sons/daughters with stuff, no matter how ridiculous it seems.
The listener: You *could* get someone who does not have any idea what is going on to listen. That person would sit down and listen to a CD being played, one that he or she is not familiar with. The listener would face away from the administrator. The listener could listen as long as he or she wanted and then tell the administrator to turn the dial. The administrator would have to rotate to the silent input, then could either rotate back to the first input or rotate to the third input. The listener would report whether they detected a difference after the change, and they would know the change had been completed because of that silent space, so there would be zero communication from the administrator to the listener.
If it were me, I would let the listener choose a CD that he or she were familiar with, and I would let the listener know exactly what is being tested.
The administration assistant: This would be yet another person who does not know what is going on. They would be instructed to be silent and record the listener's answers and which position the dial was at when the listener gave their response.
So, Rodbac, does my proposal work? Any questions?
The hardware: amp with three inputs, source with dual outputs. My source's outputs are wired in parallel, so they are constantly outputting identical signals. My amp only requires the turn of a dial to move to the second and third inputs. You hook interconnect A up from output 1 to input 1 and interconnect B from output 3 up to input 3. Input 2 is silent (this will be important).
The administrator: you get someone who doesn't have the slightest idea what is going on to rotate the dial between the three inputs. A mom would be good at this because they are generally happy to help their sons/daughters with stuff, no matter how ridiculous it seems.
The listener: You *could* get someone who does not have any idea what is going on to listen. That person would sit down and listen to a CD being played, one that he or she is not familiar with. The listener would face away from the administrator. The listener could listen as long as he or she wanted and then tell the administrator to turn the dial. The administrator would have to rotate to the silent input, then could either rotate back to the first input or rotate to the third input. The listener would report whether they detected a difference after the change, and they would know the change had been completed because of that silent space, so there would be zero communication from the administrator to the listener.
If it were me, I would let the listener choose a CD that he or she were familiar with, and I would let the listener know exactly what is being tested.
The administration assistant: This would be yet another person who does not know what is going on. They would be instructed to be silent and record the listener's answers and which position the dial was at when the listener gave their response.
So, Rodbac, does my proposal work? Any questions?