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In Reply to: RE: ASR forums, Toole and Olive. When science creates a religious cult posted by RGA on March 27, 2022 at 17:44:09:
The reason why "blind" testing is so controversial in audio is because it is never even done correctly......
If the test tests the listener, as opposed to the product, then it's wrong......
The ABX test is to help one *personally* determine whether he/she prefers a product..... It can be done in the privacy of one's own home, he/she either like the product or doesn't..... No harm, no foul.
The "double blind" test is what "audio science" types tout all the time, yet never do it correctly..... (It's ironic that the science of a true double-blind evaluation is totally disregarded.) It has nothing to do with "not seeing the gear"..... It doesn't even involve listeners comparing products..... It's basically how well a group of people takes to a component under evaluation relative to another group of people taking to a placebo. The "blind" in an actual double-blind study deals with the listener and test distributor not realizing that the product being evaluated could be a "placebo"..... But every listener is evaluating just one item, and making judgment on whether the sound is or isn't satisfactory.
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Follow Ups
- "Blind" Testing......... - Todd Krieger 03/28/2211:02:14 03/28/22 (1)
- RE: "Blind" Testing......... - Analog Scott 11:33:40 03/28/22 (0)
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