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Volume VII Number 1 May 1998 |
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Quotes of the Quarter
"Unfortunately, double-blind listening tests often result in guesswork,
and you'll find that you've guessed wrong as often as you've
guessed right." Editor's comments: If there's a difference, Chris, you wouldn't have to guess, huh? Chris's annoyance at double-blind testing speaks spades as to why the golden ears despise the test. Hide the price and designer label and even one of the consummate amplifier designers can't tell the difference between amplifiers. Sorry Chris, you're a leading amplifier technologist and you make a fine product, but you're ears are mortal, not golden. And guessing right as often as you guess wrong is described by the following phrase: No statistical significance! "In the mid-60s, Russell found himself frustrated by the wear and tear suffered by his vinyl phonograph records. So he resolved to devise a system which would never wear out---a system for recording, storing, and replaying information by light rather than touch." The above is quoted from, The Lemelson-MIT Prize Program, a Web site originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Editor's comments: A different Russell! I would bet a lot of money that not many people are aware that the CD (and CD-ROM) were invented by an American! His name is James T. Russell and he had the whole damn idea completed by 1965! Is it me or is this another indication that the Japanese have very few original ideas? But they are masters at stealing ideas and translating these ideas into something coming off an assembly line! |
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