When talking, no. But when someone writes an article about it as we are discussing here, that person should ask a few more questions before publishing it.
I said it was a fish story. You know what means, right?
Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe a number of subjectivists failed the test too. Maybe he hardly used any objectivist or subjectivists versus another camp. Maybe some were audiophiles, some were not. Maybe he acted or did things differently in each instance trying to get the results he wanted.
Remember what was written in the article:
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I guarantee you there was no ABX test of any kind. That setup is outside of means of someone trying to do a cable test. It likely was an AB test. If so, you see why I said it was a fish story. An AB test was elevated to ABX test. ABX tests require record keeping and statistics which are obviously absent here. If you know Thorsten, then reach out to him and ask if this was an ABX test or not.
Second, Steve Stone (the writer) is claiming some "fact" was established here. Anecdotal stories are not facts. I am happy to put Steve through a cable test and see how good his ears are. I am confident he will fail many blind tests that I can pass.
Read the article and then comment please.