[dave a]

On 4/6/2011 11:55 AM, Harry Lavo wrote:
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On Apr 2, 9:28 am, "Arny wrote:
"Harry wrote in message

One of the principles of testing in any field of human endeavor is
to try to emulate as much as possible the conventional
context of the variable under test.

Exactly. And that is exactly the path we followed while developing ABX.
That
you would mention that concept and the OOhashi test and all of the
technical
gyrations that it imposes on the normal listening experience in the same
post, is a true wonder!

Yeah, the standard seems to be that an negative ABX test conducted in
someone's living room is too unfamiliar to be reliable. But a positive
listening test conducted in an MRI tube, well, that's the gold
standard!

I can't let this piece of fabrication stand. Either you are deliberately
distorting the facts for effect, or you learned or remembered little from
the test.

The listening test was not done anywere near an MRI.

Just a side note, PET scans are done by injecting a radioactive isotope
into your blood stream and then going into a scanning machine very much
like a CAT scan machine. I know because I've had a PET scan. Trust me,
you don't want one and it isn't a very good listening environment.