-----Original Message----- From Marcos Sueiro Bal: "...TEN YEARS OF A/B/X TESTING David Clark "...Questioning the test methodology is consistent with the scientific method, particularly if it leads to a better test. The problem here is that the challenge rarely leads to a better test or vindication of the old test and acceptance of the results..."
Except that "rarely" is not the same thing as never.
There has been extensive peer-reviewed literature published by the IEEE suggesting this kind of consumer magazine grade double-blind test virtually always yields random results because it isn't sensitive enough to uncover anything but the most gross audible differences. Yes, all of us are very easy to fool but that doesn't have anything to do with what may or may not become an audible annoyance to listeners over time.
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