I need to pick between A and B but I can't hear a difference is the worst type of thread.


Why do people do this?  Is it personal?  Do they know how much it bothers me??
erik_squires
To me, I get kind of a kick out of it when a person that can't hear a difference between a couple of components asks this august body which of the two to buy.  I mean, the answer is easy.   Buy the cheaper one!
If I were to seek what might be earnest in this kind of question, it would be when someone is asking what other people have noticed which they might have missed. Once the quality is named, it is easier to notice. 

This has happened to me in audio, and also in wine tasting, in food tasting, in art. I think I've seen or experienced all I could and someone says, "Did you notice the dill?" or "Do you see there's bare canvas as part of the painting's color palette?" etc. 

It's weird to think that perception often requires training, but it does.

That, at least, is the best spin I can put on the question you're skewering.
It is an annoying question, as there is an obvious answer that every audiophile should know, at least every audiophile who reads The Absolute Sound: Get the more expensive one.
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