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Audiophile objections to blind testing - an attempt from a layman

I think you vastly underestimated the knowledge of the marketing departments in this industry.
Car manufacturers tuning the sound and feel of door closure, switches, or the sound of the exhaust. Manufacturers adding weights that have no practical purpose. Manufacturers spending more on the packaging than on the product it contains. Or even the feel of knobs and buttons on hifi. There are many more examples of things done to increase the perceived quality of a product without improving its performance.
 
OP surely reads as such...

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So interestingly it seems like most posters believe I am a subjectivist that believe that the argument proposed is fact or even just my opinion - which it isn't.

I just watched this christmas show on TV and had a thought that reminds me of how I used to think in my subjectivist past, and due to my lack of knowledge and understanding couldn't really understand why this thought was wrong - so decided to bring it before you guys.
 
There are no valid objections, period.

I think you vastly underestimated the knowledge of the marketing departments in this industry.

Marketing has always been about tricking you to buy things you don't need.
 
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There are no valid objections, period.



Marketing has always been about tricking you to buy things you don't need.
....and the trick only has to last until the money is in the seller's pocket for good.
 
Or even the feel of knobs and buttons on hifi.
I worked for Garrard in the mid 1970s.
We bought competitors products for evaluation and this was a clear objective in them.
Because dealers were pressured by Technics and Pioneer to take their turntables if they wanted to sell their electronics Garrard looked into buying OEM kit to brand as Garrard to avoid their record decks being dropped.
The first I looked at was a cassette deck available with a Pioneer badge on but from a specialist cassette deck maker who supplied lots of other brands.
On the front panel was a large level control with a lovely feel. Further examination showed the feel came entirely from the silicone grease on a stamped steel disc sprung against the faceplate, the control itself was a mini screwdriver acting on a pre-set pot, ie a part designed to be set and left, not used frequently.
The deck looked and felt great but was pretty poor performing,
 

Audiophile objections to blind testing - why?​


there might be lots of motives, also, there could be just one …

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Sometimes people just really, really want to believe BS, and they'll desperately try to object to even the hardest of evidence.

 
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