There is currently a very interesting, and quite controversial
thread going on in
www.gearslutz.com where Ethan Winer is debating
whether or not the differences in high end vs low end or decent
gear can be heard assuming the measurements are the same or the
differences are way outside the realm of hearing.
(I am paraphrasing in a huge way here)
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-mu...han-winer.html
http://tinyurl.com/yjugl7n
His AES presentation is also in there and includes some very
interesting stuff with esoteric audiophile gadgets like rocks
wrapped around line cords etc.
That's a separate part of the thread.
The real meat of the discussion involves high end converters,
pre-amps etc and double blind testing vs perception when one sees
the name plates on the gear.
Hank (LP restoration thread) will love this thread and I'll bet he
could offer some really interesting stuff from a scientific POV.
Discussion?