Re:Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius from mo...
by mkslwsk on Thursday July 14, 2016 @05:49PM
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This reminds me of the Line6 Helix Challenge[1], where you have to decided between the Real amp vs Simulated amp.
Sure they made it to promote their product and I guess there is no money involved. But in the end they show your scores and the % of all tests. If you take out the "don't know" it is near 50/50.
Well, the point of the article is that there are many people who claim that they can do such things, but when they're put to the test...can't.
Have you actually tested yourself, or do you just assume you can do it?
It reminds me a lot of this:
http://tom-morrow-land.com/tests/ampchall/
In short: Richard Clarke, an audio guru, put his own money up to reward people who could tell the difference in sound quality, consistently, between two level-matched amplifiers of varying price. No one has passed. Audiophiles have been complaining about it for years.