Are you saying then that the test should be blind and the person undergoing the test must not know what gear is being used so the only parameter that can influence their decision will be the....sound?
Very concisely put. Yes.
Chris
Are you saying then that the test should be blind and the person undergoing the test must not know what gear is being used so the only parameter that can influence their decision will be the....sound?
Very concisely put. Yes.
Chris
So, in a blind test one can say that I am more emotionaly involved with the sound from component A than I am with the sound from component B.
Errol.
I would have thought this was an obvious requirement. It may be acceptable to know at the beginning of the test what the two amplifiers being compared are, but my feeling is that it would be better if that wasn't known, so as to reduce the emotional pressure on making the "right" choice. Imagine if the choice was between a Behringer A500 and a Krell, or between Naim and Quad, or any pair which one might expect to sound different.
S.
You can be sure that any emotional involvement in the music is not being triggered by any pre-conceptions you may or may not have had.
But all you can really do is express a preference if you perceive one,
Chris
I want the M40's but can't be arsed doing the test. I'll say anything Mr.Shaw wants just to get them.
...It may be acceptable to know at the beginning of the test what the two amplifiers being compared are, but my feeling is that it would be better if that wasn't known
Not so long ago I had a £5k (ish) pre-power combination driving my system. It was a well-known brand and, on a short-ish audition, I'd liked it very much. After a month or so, I noticed that I was listening to my system a lot less than previously, and when I did sit down to listen to music, I did so for a shorter time.
I changed the amps for another, less powerful, £5k-ish pre-power combination. All of a sudden, I found I could hardly wait to get home from work to listen to music. 6 months on, I still feel the same.
I doubt that I'd be able to pass Harbeth's test in a series of 100 A/B dems using both those amps, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind which one I prefer.
I suspect you found it a bit harsh, less enjoyable?Not so long ago I had a £5k (ish) pre-power combination driving my system. It was a well-known brand and, on a short-ish audition, I'd liked it very much. After a month or so, I noticed that I was listening to my system a lot less than previously, and when I did sit down to listen to music, I did so for a shorter time.
So possibly less harsh and more enjoyable?I changed the amps for another, less powerful, £5k-ish pre-power combination. All of a sudden, I found I could hardly wait to get home from work to listen to music. 6 months on, I still feel the same.
I totally agree, there are differences however subtle that make all the difference no matter how small, sighted or unsighted the human senses will measure the difference in some manner or on some level and it's those difference that make or break a quality music reproduction systemI doubt that I'd be able to pass Harbeth's test in a series of 100 A/B dems using both those amps, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind which one I prefer.
so now people can tell they will hear an improvement between 2 amps blind even without hearing them or measuring them.....it's getting better....
anyway how can an amplifier add or subtract 'the soul'?
there are differences however subtle that make all the difference no matter how small, sighted or unsighted the human senses will measure the difference in some manner or on some level and it's those difference that make or break a quality music reproduction system
yes, this is utter fantasy....no offence.
our ears are easily fooled and so are our other senses.
the senses are the problem not the amplifiers.
I suspect you found it a bit harsh, less enjoyable?
So possibly less harsh and more enjoyable?
So what if I like "harsh". I would then presumably prefer the amplifier that was "harsher" and so, for me that would be the better amplifier?