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I totally agree. Unfortunately, I'll still be in Portugal that weekend

Mike, if you're serious about setting up a proper DBT then we probably do need a thread to discuss the details, what will be tested, what ancillary kit will be used (CDP, amp, speakers) and the test routine.

It's going to be pretty dificult to have a test that is truly double-blind (ie where neither the listeners nor the testers know what's currently playing). In the case of ICs, you'd need a remote controlled preamp and a computer with an IR output to make the the A/B selections randomly. With sources, mains cables and speaker cables it's considerably more difficult to do properly.

If it's going to be a few lads down at Mike's place with Dev ducking behind a velvet curtain from time to time to swap things over it might be fun (or not ) but it won't have any real value.

Michael.

<blockquote data-quote="michaelab" data-source="post: 537608" data-attributes="member: 1011">I totally agree.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I'll still be in Portugal that weekend <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />Mike, if you're serious about setting up a proper DBT then we probably do need a thread to discuss the details, what will be tested, what ancillary kit will be used (CDP, amp, speakers) and the test routine.It's going to be pretty dificult to have a test that is truly double-blind (ie where neither the listeners nor the testers know what's currently playing).&nbsp; In the case of ICs, you'd need a remote controlled preamp and a computer with an IR output to make the the A/B selections randomly.&nbsp; With sources, mains cables and speaker cables it's considerably more difficult to do properly.If it's going to be a few lads down at Mike's place with Dev ducking behind a velvet curtain from time to time to swap things over it might be fun (or not <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ) but it won't have any real value.Michael.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michaelab, post: 537608, member: 1011"] I totally agree. Unfortunately, I'll still be in Portugal that weekend :( Mike, if you're serious about setting up a proper DBT then we probably do need a thread to discuss the details, what will be tested, what ancillary kit will be used (CDP, amp, speakers) and the test routine. It's going to be pretty dificult to have a test that is truly double-blind (ie where neither the listeners [i]nor the testers[/i] know what's currently playing). In the case of ICs, you'd need a remote controlled preamp and a computer with an IR output to make the the A/B selections randomly. With sources, mains cables and speaker cables it's considerably more difficult to do properly. If it's going to be a few lads down at Mike's place with Dev ducking behind a velvet curtain from time to time to swap things over it might be fun (or not :D ) but it won't have any real value. Michael. [/QUOTE]

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