SparkOnShore
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Very kind both. I do accept that Sound Science is not the place to come throwing subjective thoughts around. To be perfectly honest I had forgotten that this thread was in SS!!
Anyway. The headphones are the Noble K10 CIEM's. Annoyingly, Noble don't publish specs. All they say is "less than 35 Ohm".
As to blind test and small differences. I do think my position has some validity. Tiny differences in sound obviously make a difference to the listening experience. How transients and the"edges" of notes are reproduced perhaps. My inability to detect the tiny differences in a blind test do not mean they are not there. It just means part of the test equipment is faulty. My hearing! Over many years of trying to find an enjoyable sound, the Mojo provides it for me. I would love an in line dongle that would correct any mismatch between the K10's and my XS Max. Producing the same effect as the rather bulky Mojo. So if you have suggestions, I'm all ears. Defective as they may be! Thanks again for your indulgence guys. Appreciated. K
What they are trying to say to you is rather logical and I think you can understand it; you say that your ears are unable to detect the differences in a blind test, for one reason or the other. Reason of inability is not important. What is important is that when you are not aware which source you’re listening to, you cannot detect any differences between Mojo and the iPhone. But when you are aware that you listen on Mojo, then suddenly all these differences come to the fore! This is the absolute definition of bias! If you cannot detect the differences in a blind test, then these differences are not real to your particular ears. It means that you cannot hear them! And if you cannot hear them, they are not there for you! It means that even though your ears do not detect any difference, your psychology is in a deep need to like the Mojo more than the perfectly balanced output of the iPhone!! Please do yourself a favor and find a matching pair of good quality earphones or headphones or even some recent Bluetooth headphones which have excellent sound and really enjoy your awesome XS max with its mobility...I repeat once again, when you cannot hear it in a blind test, it’s not there really, you just think it’s there cause our minds are tricking us, but it’s not!! As simple as that...