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Do you ever doubt you ears ?

I think I have very good hearing, probably better than average based on occasions when listening together with others. I have years of experience listening to a huge range of systems and equipment, a-b
comparisons etc., and I have also read an enormous amount about the subject. No doubt many here are at a higher level than I am.

When comparing cables I sometimes get confused. I hear big differences/improvements sometimes but when I go back to the reference a week later it sounds better. Switching around confuses me more. Bass is always the easiest and most consistent to compare. I start doubting my ears or my memory, especially when my opinion is 180 degrees different to reviews.
mike60
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jon2020
986 posts
 
Wolf_garcia,
It isn't always about the money. A component that is way much more expensive than your current gear may not give you the night and day difference to warrant an upgrade. So, if there is any doubt at all with regard to the improvement in sound quality wrought by a specific component upgrade in the chain(synergy and the law of diminishing returns are extremely important considerations), then there should be no doubt at all in your mind that you should shell out the extra moolah for the upgrade. Cheers!
Jon.
wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 
El redundo amundo. Indeed, that is pretty much exactly what I said.
mrtennis
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in fact our senses are imperfect. sometimes we hear what does not exist and other times we fail to hear what does exist.

it is natural to occasionally question your perceptions. at other times one may be confident.

as long as we recognize the imperfection of the process, the question is essentially irrelevant.
cpk
190 posts
 
only when I have a head cold
wolf_garcia
6,695 posts
 
I know the sounds in my head are really there...I just do.
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