On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:42:20 GMT, (Michael
Scarpitti) wrote:

wrote in message news:e4P_b.6984$AL.139593@attbi_s03...
Someone said they use extended listening in the dark to avoid light
stimulation and do hear differences. The key is not the level of
illumination but the knowledge of which is in the system.

Prove it! There is NO evidence to prove that the senses are influenced
by 'knowledge'.

This is arrant nonsense. There is a *vast* slew of such evidence,
starting with the classic 'false sighted' test where nothing is
actually changed, but enthusiastic audiophiles duly report 'night and
day' differences when they *think* that a tube amp or magical cable
has been introduced.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

Stewart Pinkerton wrote in news:aiq0c.3858
$ko6.13127@attbi_s02:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:42:20 GMT, (Michael
Scarpitti) wrote:

wrote in message news:e4P_b.6984$AL.139593
@attbi_s03...
Someone said they use extended listening in the dark to avoid light
stimulation and do hear differences. The key is not the level of
illumination but the knowledge of which is in the system.

Prove it! There is NO evidence to prove that the senses are influenced
by 'knowledge'.

This is arrant nonsense. There is a *vast* slew of such evidence,
starting with the classic 'false sighted' test where nothing is
actually changed, but enthusiastic audiophiles duly report 'night and
day' differences when they *think* that a tube amp or magical cable
has been introduced.

I too have observed sighted bias in a group of people as well as read
reports describing the effects. In addition, it is the rare individual
that does not succumb to peer pressure, arrogance, and other social
factors which would then influnce the conclusion or reporting of his
findings.

r


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Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes.