Blind or Just Deaf?


Does anyone following these forums actually insist
on doing a "Blind" listening test before laying out
several thousand on a new piece?

Or is a little Herb wax all you need to slip into something comfortable?

I do not necessarily mean in your own listening room
as that is difficult to do. If you have to bring your own
Amp or speaker to a retailer then you have done what can be done.
Or you may be comparing two items you do not own.

Finally, would you pay $ for a blind comparative listening session
at a properly set up facility?

I have an idea I think may be a good one.
Not from Dwight either.

Comments??


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I am a big believer in double-blind listening tests. I have been surprised by how little differences there are when you don't know which item you are listening too. When double-blind is not an option I will down-select to two choices and then bring along the family for a listening session. They will not know what two items they are comparing.
Blind or just deaf? You know the answer. Only technically its not that they're deaf. Its just that they haven't much in the way of listening skills. Which are not, by the way, so easy to develop.  

Its like just now, had to take a break from audio to help a doc read an x-ray. He's not blind. Just hasn't as much skill as me at reading films. He'll probably get better at it. 

The reason I say probably, some docs never do. Because they have a radiologist, they use that as a crutch and excuse for developing skills that take time and effort to master.  

Capiche?