Re: Bake off hearing tests

 

Chaps,

I did say that this thead was getting warm - now it's got even warmer since I last posted. Dat19 and Paul Duerden have made some good points. The nay-sayers to blind testing are simply quivering at the prospect that they may have bought into hype rather than substance. I must say though, that if I had spent a lot of time and cash modifying my CDP, or had dumped a huge wad of cash on one of the audiophile favourites, I'd be non too willing to take part in a blind test of other players against my mega-buck player. What if I preferred the sound of a much cheaper player that cost several thousands less. So this reluctance is perfectly understandable. It's called fear. I can't see any other reason for pouring scorn on the idea can you?

 

So what do you guys do at these much publicised bake-offs? Do you sit there listening to music on just one system set-up or do you constantly test and tinker with kit? I suggest it is the latter and if that is the case, how about sitting back for a change and let someone else tinker with the kit on your behalf - albeit behind a big velvet screen. Then you'd be using only your ears to listen instead of choosing based on the aesthetics, brand and perhaps big-ticket price of the player. You are clutching at audiophile straws dude and you know it.

Enjoy the music,

Lawrie.