Harry Lavo wrote:
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I guess there is no use in arguing with you...you have your mind made
up.
But the size/capacity/stability of the power supply has a direct
bearing,
IME, on how well the unit presents the lower midrange and upper bass.
It is
one of the distinguishing characteristics between true high end sound
and
mid-fi.

It's not me you're arguing with as much as it is the blind testing I've
been involved in. People are very "mental" about what they hear, or
what they *think* they hear. When you know you're comparing a $5,000 CD
player to a $125 player, and you're watching a sales person switch
between the two, it's very easy to "hear" a difference. When you're
forced to sit away from the players and can no longer see which one is
being played, your ability to "hear" those differences simply goes
away. I have very sensitive hearing, and enjoy high-end gear, I'm also
very picky about my sound. And if I could find any solid evidence that
a $5,000 player truly was better than a $125 player, I'd pay the $5k.
But the difference simply isn;t there OR it's not a difference that
your ears can pick up. You're partially fighting medical-science here,
there are simply things that the human ear CANNOT detect. If my dogs
ever learn to speak, I'll ask them if THEY heard a difference. =)

My basic problem is I believe the blind testing itself knocks out many
significant "ways" of hearing beyond just sight, and none of the arguments
here have convinced me otherwise. Until the testing is verified not to
interfere with open-ended evaluation of differences, and until the
"disappearing" is investigated in more depth than it has been, I and others
will continue to trust our basic instincts.

Harry, have you studied what the partial loudness model is made of yet?