There have been three articles on the web pages recently about the place,
or not, of blind testing. We had a double rehash of the editor's epiphany
that if you make yourself subject to all the standard conditions known to
produce subjective effects based on false perceptions existing only in the
brain, you will have those false perceptions. This was the basis of his
"debate" offering reported before in print and again in the web pieces.

This week we have another's jousting at blind testing. Nothing new
really, a redo of old tired arguments that boil down to saying even if the
gear really really has a different enough sound, the testing gets in the
way of a blind test discovering it, all in answer to why the mag doesn't
do blind testing to the benefit of it's readers and with a tactical
"disgruntled" thrown in here and there to make sure the point is not
missed.. Sneak preview, the real motivation of the testing folk is
revealed, saying more about the writer then his targets.

"The Blind Leading the Blind?"

http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/805awsi

Is it a coincidence that the "debate" and this spate of articles follows
the rough treatment the editor recieved here and at the hands of james
randi as he tried to defend his mag's attitude toward subjective
"reviewing and support of dubious technical claims"? I think the answer
is yes and they will now want to tell us that all is well in the
subjective enterprise now that this small blip has been met and defeated.