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RE: Boston Audio Society Strikes Again!

Interesting - I'll have to look at the paper. Any time I see something of this nature, with this type of conclusion, I have to then wonder why so many engineers (recording, mixing, and/or mastering) part with hard-earned $$ for high bitrate digital equipment. Or cables for that matter, but that's another kettle of fish. Guys like Bob Ludwig, for example. Or any number of others of course. Now, Bob clearly has a bigger budget to play with than most in his profession, so a devil's advocate could say that someone in a similar position might be collecting the latest and greatest gear simply to impress clients. But so many other guys out there are really just getting by, or operate in a high-risk strata of their profession, and I would be hard pressed to believe that most/all of them would play that kind of game. What's left is that higher bitrate equipment, and other types of 'better' gear, must sound better to their ears. At least that's how it would seem to me.

I recall John Atkinson's remarks on a DBT study some years ago, to the effect of "what has really been proven is that these subjects couldn't hear the difference, not that differences did not exist." Or something like that. I'm probably misquoting. I would wonder if maybe that applies here. I will have to take a look at the paper, as you said, and see for myself.

Thanks,

Mike

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