Jayboard, I am not the one dragging science into such discussions. Those who dismiss devices as without scientific explanation and demanding that "science" in the guise of DBTesting are doing the dragging. I am making three points.
One is that science does not know the basis of all phenomena. I certainly cannot understand how the CLC or CLS might affect what we hear. I am not defending either and own neither.
Secondly, I don't understand why the results of "scientific" testing would resolve whether a device would satisfy a prospective buyer of its worth. A test must validly assess differences to be convincing.
Third, many who say they embrace science speak of the possibility that humans can be affected by their prior conceptions and think they hear an improvement. I merely pointed out that this is a two way street. People whose prior conception is that there is no difference are equally susceptible to not hearing a difference.
I am not claiming that I can hear what others cannot. But I do believe that some dismiss what others decide as preposterous and claim that "science" and "scientific testing" would prove them right.
Regardless of how tests such as proposed by Zaikesman might come out, one side or the other would be unconvinced.
Sales of the CLC and some experimenting with the Sharp probably have been spurred by these threads as people do what they always have done--try it for themselves.
One is that science does not know the basis of all phenomena. I certainly cannot understand how the CLC or CLS might affect what we hear. I am not defending either and own neither.
Secondly, I don't understand why the results of "scientific" testing would resolve whether a device would satisfy a prospective buyer of its worth. A test must validly assess differences to be convincing.
Third, many who say they embrace science speak of the possibility that humans can be affected by their prior conceptions and think they hear an improvement. I merely pointed out that this is a two way street. People whose prior conception is that there is no difference are equally susceptible to not hearing a difference.
I am not claiming that I can hear what others cannot. But I do believe that some dismiss what others decide as preposterous and claim that "science" and "scientific testing" would prove them right.
Regardless of how tests such as proposed by Zaikesman might come out, one side or the other would be unconvinced.
Sales of the CLC and some experimenting with the Sharp probably have been spurred by these threads as people do what they always have done--try it for themselves.