khaos974
Headphoneus Supremus
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As audiophiles, or at least people interested in audio equipment, each of us have attempted to objectively judge gear. It is inevitable that we managed to find our own conclusion about what works and what does not.
For example, some of us found out that expansive cables can bring tremendous improvements, others thinks that the 2-5% improvement they bring is not worth the price, finally some have attempted in vain to recognize cable in DBT condition and failed repeatedly, concluding that they don't change the sound at all. The same could be said with HiRez vs 16/44.1, different dacs, different amps, ...
Now, assuming that reviewers are honest, if a reviewer who has shown themselves as hearing differently from you (they hear differences where you do not, or the reverse) reviews a headphone (where the most skeptical of us acknowledge there are differences between model), how much do you trust the review?
There are two cases, one in which the reviewer hears differences you don't hear (due to better hearing or placebo) and one in which the reviewer does not hear the differences you hear. So tick two choices or one if you always hear differences in the cases above.
PS: this is assuming that while your ears are the best judge, you trust to some extent other reviewers.
For example, some of us found out that expansive cables can bring tremendous improvements, others thinks that the 2-5% improvement they bring is not worth the price, finally some have attempted in vain to recognize cable in DBT condition and failed repeatedly, concluding that they don't change the sound at all. The same could be said with HiRez vs 16/44.1, different dacs, different amps, ...
Now, assuming that reviewers are honest, if a reviewer who has shown themselves as hearing differently from you (they hear differences where you do not, or the reverse) reviews a headphone (where the most skeptical of us acknowledge there are differences between model), how much do you trust the review?
There are two cases, one in which the reviewer hears differences you don't hear (due to better hearing or placebo) and one in which the reviewer does not hear the differences you hear. So tick two choices or one if you always hear differences in the cases above.
PS: this is assuming that while your ears are the best judge, you trust to some extent other reviewers.