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In Reply to: RE: My response posted by mls-stl on February 10, 2011 at 13:32:13:
> That is a canard. But it does seem to be a favorite phrase of some to put in the mouths of others. <
I admit to laziness. It's easier to write "everything sounds the same" than to add the usual disclosures such as "...except speakers and high guage cable, etc". It's a statement designed for those who can't hear differences between one component and another unless it's a component unsuitable for normal audio applications. Nobody likes it, but until one of those believers can hear some differences between any solid state amp, preamp, CDP, cable, etc, they essentially believe everything sounds the same.
> What I have seen is that "big" differences in sighted testing typically get much smaller during blind ones. My experience is that it isn't a lack of difference but rather how much hyperbole is involved. <
My experience exactly. There are few if any "huge" differences between any two components, IMHO. Blind testing confirms that. If the diffs were huge, I'd see more perfect scores. Everything I've heard sighted that I also heard blind was at least somewhat difficult to determine, not to mention lessened in magnitude.
> If sighted factors increase enjoyment for a particular listener, I say "enjoy"! <
It does, because sighted listening is stress-free. A lack of stress always enhances the listening experience.
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