In Reply to: RE: This may be old hat, but I didn't see a thread about this here. posted by AbeCollins on September 18, 2014 at 07:22:31:
The bottom line is that some people can consistently hear the differences, while some can not. It appears to be determined by training and/or concentration. Those that can hear differences can do so reliably under blind test conditions, but it may take quite some tine studying the files before they pick up a specific difference to clue in on. It does not take a high end system to hear these, a laptop sound card and ear buds will suffice with a trained listener.
The "objectivists" refuse to admit defeat, and still claim that either the listeners cheated or there was something wrong with the test files or that there was something wrong with the playback chain. Others say, "So what if a few people can hear differences?"
There have been multiple versions of the test files and some of these have known defects, e.g. mismatched levels or significant time offsets. Both of these can make it easy to detect differences, particularly with rapid switching using Foobar/PCABX or equivalent. This lack of attention to detail puts these tests and test tools strongly in the "amateur" category.
Tony Lauck
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