I see the issue with ABX blind testing

I am not against blind ABX testing- when done properly.  A single person doing an ABX blind test might give them comfort and security that they are making the right choice but those results are meaningless to me.  It still comes down to that person's personal preference.  So why look down on me or thumb your nose at me because I do not want to take the time and trouble to do my own personal blind ABX test?  From my viewpoint if a person cannot trust themselves to make a decision that they will be happy with, then don't do it.  

A real blind ABX test would be conducted by a panel of jurists and would be repeatable with a different panel of jurists on a different day and different locations.  

All the YouTuber did was validate his own preference with his own ABX blind test.  He didn't even mention his preference because it would be meaningless to us.  I also got a chuckle when he said that Danny guessed right 8 out of 10 times but he guess right 18 out of 20 times with his own test.  So he guessed right one more time than Danny but somehow Danny's results are insignificant while his results are valid.  Funny math.

@tonywinga If you ACTUALLY watched the video, what the YT person said was true about the Danny test. Since he was in the room when switching cables, that can be seen a even a slight biasing of the results. The other thing, if you look at DBT, they usually do more than 10, and even 20 tests, as the more one does, the mare statistically significant it is. What he said was NOT wrong. Hence why DBT’s are super hard to do.

Ever look the Boston Audio Society website? They used to do DBT testing all the time. Even in the magazines 1980’s, at the time, there was a great article called; ’Do amplifiers sound the same?’ It was a great read.

I ACTUALLY watched the video.  Yes, the more trials the more r will converge to one.  Any statistics quoted should have an r value listed as well.

DBT testing does not interest me any more than how a designer comes up with and tests his amplifier, speaker, etc.  What matters to me is how it sounds in my room with my system.  Either I like the sound or I don't.  Of course it is usually somewhere in between and it comes down to do I like it enough to buy it or not.  Other factors matter too like pedigree, reliability, resale...

How do you choose the best color of car using DBT methods?  Seems to be rather difficult to me.

@tonywinga Everyone knows Red cars are faster and sexier 🤣

Sorry - couldn't help it.

Everyone knows Red cars are faster and sexier
 

Actually that’s kinda funny.  @tonywinga I’m sure you know there’s no point in debating anyone who worships at the alter of blind testing or similarly are of the “belief” that cables make no difference — aka people who can’t or haven’t developed the ability to use/trust their own ears so must have their opinions justified/confirmed by some objective measure.  To them I say whatever and to each his own.  As a general rule I find it better to just disregard anything submitted by a fungal disease because nothing good or productive comes from it. 😝🙄