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Of course blind tests work. Of course independently verified instrument measurements of performance work. Only scam artists and conmen would claim that independent blind testing doesn’t work and place anecdotal listener experience on a pedestal as the only measure of true performance. And that is simply because everything they sell is snake oil and cannot be measured or heard except by deluded wishful thinkers (who are told what to expect to hear and know what they are listening to in advance)

Someone hasn’t been paying attention. The reason blind tests don’t mean anything WHEN THE RESULTS ARE NEGATIVE is because negative results can result from mistakes by the test conductor, mistakes in the system used for the test, and other reasons. POSITIVE RESULTS, on the other hand, tend to support the hypothesis under test, even if there were mistakes or errors in the test. You can ignore a single blind test if the results are negative. Follow? The other part of the puzzle is that when the differences are subtle or small it can be quite difficult if not impossible to correctly identify the better device. That’s the scam that Randy was running. And that you apparently go along with.

no wonder you 're disappointed - you're hearing digital. Spend as much as you can on an analog front end and you 'll be listening to all the music you've been missing. 

I’ll never go back to analog.  IMO Digital has surpassed the once great art form.  Now that vinyl is cut from digital what is the point of playback on media that has so many limitations.