gregorio
Headphoneus Supremus
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Right & there you have an example of expectation bias being nullified or changed. You are now listening sighted without this bias affecting what you hear. So why can't you do this prior to doing a blind test?
Err, because we're human beings, constantly subjected to biases. OK, I realise this argument won't sway some audiophiles who appear to believe they are in fact not human beings but the next evolutionary step, with super-powers which allow them to hear things normal human beings can't and dismiss biases to perceive the world as it really is. Maybe I'm being unfair, maybe those audiophiles don't believe in evolution, it's only a scientific theory after all!
i.e that you are now convinced & expect that you won't hear any difference between A & B in sighted listening - guess what, you won't.
I am not convinced of anything! Did you actually read what I wrote or are you just taking quotes out of context to deliberately misrepresent, in order to support your agenda?
Again, I'll say it home based ABX testing is fraught with so many flaws that it is risible anybody would categorise it as scientific or of any worth.
Yes they are but AGAIN, you are deliberately missing the point. However many flaws home based ABX testing has, it has considerably fewer than the equivalent sighted test and is therefore of considerably more "worth" than an equivalent sighted test. Come on, this isn't a difficult concept to grasp!
Well you can call me a fool & a troll & my arguments non-sensical ...
OK then ... You are a fool and a troll and your arguments are nonsensical!
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