Signal wrote:

You and a few others have experienced what could be described as a
religious conversion. At one time you believed that differences you
perceived (and still do - this is a matter of record) were reality
based, but participation in double bind tests (esp. ABX) has
influenced your thinking to the degree that you now have absolute
FAITH in this method of comparing components.

Do you know the difference between faith and science? Science has
predictive power. So do we. You don't.

Ludovic, Randy, Harry
and others have FOR YEARS made logical, well reasoned arguments for a
healthy skepticism in ABX (in particular) results.

There is nothing logical or well-reasoned about assertions that have no
evidence to back them up. Such as the following...

For example, it has
been shown that some people are simply incapable of resolving small
(but not necessarily unimportant) audible differences under ABX
conditions. Have you considered that you may just not be very good at
it? Clearly not, as you routinely assert, for example, amplifiers -
even those you have not heard - sound the same.

Maybe he can't hear a difference. But you still haven't come up with
anybody that can.

bob