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RE: Boston Audio Society Strikes Again!

So the paper opposes one or two audiophile beliefs. What is to stop an audiophile with a bit of confidence in those beliefs spending a few minutes making a low-res copy of a high-res CD and having a bit of a listen? If the results of controlled listening tests disagree with the published results as surely the must then take the time to collect the evidence and write to the JAES and let them know. This is how science works and they will welcome and publish contradictory scientific data but, obviously, not unsubstantiated statements of belief.

Since anyone that works with audio and has an interest in the audible differences of various bit resolutions and depths will have established this long ago there would seem to be little scientific reason for the study. Perhaps a more general interest for their members or, possibly, to oppose audiophile marketing? I believe somebody once reported on speaker cables a few decades ago but can we now expect controlled listening tests of power cables or some of Geoff and May's products?


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