"Sander deWaal" wrote in message

Stewart Pinkerton said:

The Krell is useful as a reference, because if
I sold it, then brain-dead clowns like you would say that
I
only say the things I do because I've never heard a
decent
amp. Besides, I like the brutal *look* of that big
mother****er! :-)

So here we've arrived at the heart of the matter: people
select
certain components not only for their sound, but also for
their looks, their fancy nameplate, their build quality,
whatever.

So what's the relevance of double blind testing for an
average
consumer again?

DBTs are good for resolving controversies relating to sound
quality.