Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Buy an HD-DVD Player

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> Mike Miller wrote:
>
> > I see.  My guess is that in a blinded trial, people can't tell the 
> > difference between a $100 CD player and a $1000 CD player (if such a 
> > thing even exists).
> >
> > I hear a lot about how great certain audio things are, but then 
> > *evidence* is almost always lacking.  An example of this is in ideas 
> > about encoding MP3 files.  People will make all sorts of unsupported 
> > claims.  They do *unblinded* tests, which are a complete waste of time 
> > in my book.
>
>
> I see where you are coming from.  But the blinded trials must be 
> performed upon people who claim to be able to tell the difference, not 
> on a random sample from the population.  I suspect that if some people 
> are able to tell the different, then it is only a very few.  And it is 
> these people that the $10,000 A to D converters are aimed at.

I definitely agree with you there.  But, I think some people really can't 
tell the difference, but they say they can tell, and they might even 
believe it.  Then they spend the big money and basically brag about how 
great their taste is (or hearing, really).  They tend to look down their 
noses at the rest of us.


> I personally do not think I can tell the difference.  My personal 
> favorite listening experience is to listen to MP3 files on my cheapo MP3 
> player.

I like MP3s through my computer to my stereo.  It might rate as an OK 
stereo.  The weak point there is I need to change to having both (1) a 
better sound card and (2) either very quiet fans or the computer needs to 
be on the other side of the wall (which is possible where I have my 
stereo).

Mike

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