[bob]

On Dec 3, 6:42 pm, Walt wrote:
bob wrote:

In context, he seems to be talking about blind side-by-side speaker
comparisons. Not necessarily ABX tests of amps.

While he cites Loudspeaker shootouts as a good example of DBT working, I
don't read anything in his comments restricting DBT to speakers. The
way I read it is that *everything* should be subject to DBT for the
reason of "basic honesty".

In the past, he's pooh-poohed ABX tests, and last I read he was hardly
a skeptic on the question of cable sound. My interpretation of his
remarks is consistent with his past statements. Maybe he's undergone a
conversion recently, but I'll believe it when I see it.

As long as the industry continues to reject basic scientific methods of
validation, it will (and should) be held up for ridicule.

And as much as Holt grouches now, he is as responsible as anyone for
the state of the field today.

bob