I think the scope of the post by
@Newman here might be under-appreciated. Please allow me to explain.
I firmly believe that people's minds can make a snap decision to like or dislike a thing, person or idea when they are initially exposed to that person, thing or idea. This decision can be based on stereotypes, can be based on previous experiences, can be based on hearsay or can be what we would consider illogical. In addition, this snap decision can be
totally unconscious, and as such is not at all able to be controlled or dismissed. After all, how can you control or dismiss something that you do not know exists?
What I'm saying here is that your
conscious mind might say things like, "Let's see whether I like these things", or, "I know nothing about these things",
or even, "Gee, I think I like these things" ... and all the while you
unconscious mind has already made a decision to DIS-like them based on a process undetectable and uncontrollable by you.
That unconscious decision is extremely powerful, all the more because the person in question may not believe that such a process exists.
I had a conversation some years ago with a person cognizant in human perception. They told me that in reflex reactions, the unconscious brain 1) identifies a threat, 2) assesses the scope of the threat, 3) calculates the necessary counteraction, 4) accepts possible damage, and 5) initiates muscle reaction ALL BEFORE THE CONSCIOUS MIND PERCEIVES THE THREAT.
I didn't believe him, but I looked into the matter, and he seemed to be quite correct. The abilities of the unconscious mind, the scope of those abilities and the degree of disconnect that it has with the conscious mind are ... well, mind-boggling.
This process continues every hour of every day, both when we are awake and when we sleep, for all of our (adult?) life.
To put it succinctly: we are slaves to our unconscious minds to a (varying) degree that we can neither apprehend nor appreciate ... and definitely
not consciously control. That's why we need to depend on tests and measurements.
Jim
p.s. - I, too, have a pair of the Aegis 3 speakers. Small world, isn't it?