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Re:Matrix HiFi – Blind testing high end full equipment by caramel on Monday May 11, 2015 @06:06AM (#9523609)
What these sort of tests always ignore is that placebo effect really works. I refer to a recent study by the University of Manchester in which people who believed that they had better hearing aids objectively scored better on hearing tests. If you spend time and money on a nice high-end system, the love that you put into your setup will be returned to you as better hearing experience.
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Re:Matrix HiFi – Blind testing high end full equipment by spyder on Monday May 11, 2015 @07:16AM (#9523831)
What placebo? It's a bind test.
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Re:Matrix HiFi – Blind testing high end full equipment by radialbrain on Monday May 11, 2015 @08:50AM (#9524261)
I think that was his point. The test doesn't consider any placebo effects, whereas placebo effects may have an actual effect in real life.
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