Better Than ABX?
On Dec 6, 1:52 pm, "ScottW" wrote:
R. Stanton wrote:
Better than ABX?
ABX has become the standard test for comparison of audio components.
It is a valid test method, yet many people object to it. Their
complaint is often: the ABX test makes it too hard to hear differences
between components.
The ABX test provides three switches to the subject. He can switch to
A, B or X. A and B are the two components tested. X is selected
randomly by
machine. It is either A or B. The subject listens to A, B and X, then
decides if X matches A or matches B. IMO..the subject should be able to control what source they're
listening to at any time, unlike these mass group test exhibitions I've
seen touted from time to time.
Anyway, if the subject is in control They don't have to A, then B,
then X....the subject could just listen to B and X and if they decide
their different....pick A.
When someone uses just B and X and decides if they are different, than
that person is doing an X-Y test on ABX hardware.
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