hi drubin:
tou posed a (hypothetical) challenge on 8/01/08. i apologize for not answering:
here is my answer;
you can not prove the null hypothesis. this means that you cannot prove the hypothesis :
all amplifiers sound the same
ignoring the practicality of all combinations of pairs of amplifiers, induction is not definitive or absolute proof.
the exception can disprove the rule.
after doing n blind tests and, say, hearing no differences between two amplifiers, you may hear a difference in test n+1.
lightminer:
what i have stated attests to the futility of testing amplifiers. as many amps as you test, it may be possible to hear differences between a pair of amps, yet to be tested.
tou posed a (hypothetical) challenge on 8/01/08. i apologize for not answering:
here is my answer;
you can not prove the null hypothesis. this means that you cannot prove the hypothesis :
all amplifiers sound the same
ignoring the practicality of all combinations of pairs of amplifiers, induction is not definitive or absolute proof.
the exception can disprove the rule.
after doing n blind tests and, say, hearing no differences between two amplifiers, you may hear a difference in test n+1.
lightminer:
what i have stated attests to the futility of testing amplifiers. as many amps as you test, it may be possible to hear differences between a pair of amps, yet to be tested.