Does a new cd transport require break-in time?

geoffkait

I'm not saying Blind Tests or any tests are not useful sometimes. Im pointing out the fallacy that blind tests or ANY tests can prove an argument. A test is only one data point. If the results are negative or inconclusive it might be due to errors in the test. Therefore when naysayers throw up Blind Tests as a way to prove something or another it's a logical fallacy. Same for any tests, you have to take all the tests and their results and analyze them.

I agree completely. Another fallacy is when people say, "He flunked a blind test." The devices under test in an abx blind evaluation don't include the listener. The test is designed to judge components. If a listener claims to hear differences between two components when sighted, but can't identify the difference in a blind test, we can only conclude that the difference - if it exists - was not detected by that listener during that blind test. The result does not prove that there is no difference.

willemj
Glad you are not in charge of quality control for critical components. You had better stay with your innocous magical boxes.

Huh? Nobody in the high end who has any credibility uses blind testing. Except maybe to attract people that actually believe such fairly tales. Good comeback, though (cough, cough). I actually have been in charge of quality control for critical components so I think I should know. I’m talking about critical to the military and air traffic, you know, where they have *standards* for testing, not some fluffy audiophile component. 🐩

then why all the moronic comments?

Are you talking to yourself again?

@geoffkait

Quote directly from Oppo website:

""Break in" is a process of accelerated aging for mechanical, electronic, and acoustic components. By exercising the components for a period of time, early component failures can be weeded out and parts can settle down to their final working mode. With advances in manufacturing processes and quality control, break in is no longer universally prescribed. Many manufacturers, including OPPO Digital, recommend that customers use the products normally and maintain that the products will achieve optimal performance either out of the box or after a very short period of use."

Do you just make up whatever nonsense that helps to support your sales agenda? (Obviously most of your Machina stuff does absolutely nothing so of course you don't support blind tests that might expose this)