come on guys. blind testing is useful in some contexts. for example when manufacturers are revoicing the next generation of their model line. i suspect this is why you get an odd / even cycle of kit that you like or dislike. also in magazine testing it lends an air of scientific veracity to proceedings.

pesonally i subscribe to the have it in your syustem for at least 2 weeks and then replace it with what was there before school of testing this allows you to give the new kit a fair shot at warmi9ng up, trying it out with lots of different bits of music and then going back to your old kit to see if that jaw dropper you had at the start is really better or just different.

it's up to the individual as to how they make their purchasing decisions, whether blind abx, totally subjective or knee jerk sheepism if the individual is happy then that's what matters.

cheers

julian