How replicate the sound of a specific audio components

[Blumlein 88]

Instead of just pissing me off, I think you should answer some of the issues I raise.

They have been answered numerous times. I've lost patience from this forum having pointed people to the answers so many times. Do your own work to learn. You won't believe me if you don't put in the work for yourself. You can start with Amir's videos on blind testing.

Audio Blind Tests and Listener Training (video)

I see so many people claiming to have done blind tests in youtube videos recently without knowing what it means to perform one. Also, the topic of training comes up with many abusing the term. So I decided on a whim to create a video on it. It is rather long at 44 minutes but you can speed it...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Audio Blind Testing - You Are Doing It Wrong! (Video)

Just uploaded a video on the basics of performing controlled tests in audio. It was motivated by saving myself text in having to write all of this down when telling someone who to do these tests right. And as a counter to a few online personalities to keep saying they do "blind" tests yet when...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[JeremyFife]

Hi,
It has all been said before, but your problem is that you want to use objective measurements and measurable changes to influence subjective listening tests. That's bad science and also just doesn't work.

You can do what you propose, but first you have to make your listening tests objective too. That means level matched, repeated blind tests.
When you do that you have an objective listening baseline to compare against.
Otherwise there's nothing to test.

Too much effort for me (lazy) but it's what you need to do

 

[Jim Taylor]

Whatever the result is, it will always be tied to the test conditions and it will be very difficult for another independent group to repeat the experiment,

DBT in audio serves a purpose distinct from some other disciplines. It exists to teach you, the listener, and not to tabulate data for other people.

Many subjectivists resist taking a DBT. It's possible that they know this test is an internal dialogue, and perhaps they are uncomfortable with that. After all, dealing with the truth of what does or does not dwell inside of us can be quite disconcerting, even if it's just to this very minor degree.

Jim

 

[Cbdb2]

DBT in audio serves a purpose distinct from some other disciplines. It exists to teach you, the listener, and not to tabulate data for other people.

Many subjectivists resist taking a DBT. It's possible that they know this test is an internal dialogue, and perhaps they are uncomfortable with that. After all, dealing with the truth of what does or does not dwell inside of us can be quite disconcerting, even if it's just to this very minor degree.

Jim

Most subjectivists resist DBT because it shows them they don't have supper hearing. It will also show them most of there gear and tweaks were a rip off. So when they fail to hear a difference there ego denies the test.

 

[Jim Taylor]

Most subjectivists resist DBT because it shows them they don't have supper hearing. It will also show them most of there gear and tweaks were a rip off. So when they fail to hear a difference there ego denies the test.

I was trying to say the same thing, but in a manner more acceptable to subjectivists. Honey catches more flies than vinegar, y'know.

Jim

 

[Jim Taylor]

I am not afraid of blind tests, I have participated in many but I find the methodology useless as I have explained, in addition I have grown from being impressed by highly polished front panels etc, high prices and storytelling blind tests protect against the mentioned which is fine but it comes with high price confusion and worst of all wrong conclusions.

What an odd thing to say! If I understand what you've just said, it's the same as saying, "Clarity comes at a high price, so I repudiate it in favor of darkness and illusions."

I'm sure that's not what you meant ... right?

Jim

 

[dasdoing]

plug-in modeling is only necessary for "reactive hardware" (lack of term).
in this simple case, you can simply produce an impulse response of the DAC B output and throw it in a convolver in the signal chain before DAC A.