sno1man
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I think you are spot on about that but what do you think another more subjective tests validity?
Specifically I have found that I often like a certain DAPs sound at first, only to later be not as enamored. What I have discovered but which is also highly impractical is that you need a long term test. I.E. minimizing the variables somewhat by using the same music files and same phones, but switching back and forth repeatedly over a week or more.
In my case I initially liked the sound of the Rio Carbon better than the zen micro but after doing said test for two weeks, i ended up back with the zen micro.
My GF had a similar experience with the sony hd3, she initially thought she liked the sound better (better bass, more presence) than her ipod but after a couple of weeks, she found the sony sound tiring and went back to her ipod.
Kind of like the pepsi challenge: most preferred it in a single sip comparison, but long term most still liked coke better
Originally Posted by bangraman I'm not going to comment on my findings as such, but what I will say is that while sound comparisons will always be subjective, it can be a bit or highly subjective. As I pointed out on another thread, if you actually do a more-or-less blind test between two identical sources (in my specific case two 3G iPods) and leave the volume even subtly varied by a bit, I usually preferred the louder one. As I've found out, level matching is the first step in drastically reducing the subjectivity of the opinion. |
I think you are spot on about that but what do you think another more subjective tests validity?
Specifically I have found that I often like a certain DAPs sound at first, only to later be not as enamored. What I have discovered but which is also highly impractical is that you need a long term test. I.E. minimizing the variables somewhat by using the same music files and same phones, but switching back and forth repeatedly over a week or more.
In my case I initially liked the sound of the Rio Carbon better than the zen micro but after doing said test for two weeks, i ended up back with the zen micro.
My GF had a similar experience with the sony hd3, she initially thought she liked the sound better (better bass, more presence) than her ipod but after a couple of weeks, she found the sony sound tiring and went back to her ipod.
Kind of like the pepsi challenge: most preferred it in a single sip comparison, but long term most still liked coke better