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Blind fold hearing test

How many of you could be blind folded or put in a room in total darkness and know what kind of speaker amp and preamp are being used. Another words if u came blind folded in my listening room could u tell I was using a Krell amp a ARC pre and B&W speakers? Not necessarily the models but more or less the brands. I would be the first to say for me it would be no. Would love to see how many of you could. Should be interesting. 
tattooedtrackman
big_greg
6,723 posts
 
This is like asking what camera a picture was taken with.  People spend all kinds of money on different camera bodies, but most people wouldn't be able to pick out a shot taken with a cell phone vs a $5,000 DSLR and few if any could say that image was created with a _______ camera.
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nonoise
11,226 posts
 
I'll trust my own, five, senses, thank you.
erik_squires
16,851 posts
 
Call me a nut, but there are plenty of times when I can see what equipment is being used, swap and can't hear a damn difference.

I still spend an extra $20,000 on the one with the fancier face plate.
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onhwy61
5,348 posts
 
Not a problem.  If it was a solid state amp I could probably tell you, not just the brand and model of the power transistor used, but also the factory and batch run.  Not everyone can do it, but I can.  It's my superpower.
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