Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

With something as subjective as the perception of sound, non-blind
tests are inherently unreliable.

Bull****.

No, it's true.

There are cases when the notion that non-blind tests are "inherently
unreliable" just doesn't wash. I'm sure that, if "Callas" was fed a spoonful
of ****e, and a spoonful of sugar, s/he/it would be able to establish which
is the ****e and which s the sugar, and could do so regardless of whether or
not they were blindfolded. Indeed, even if one were to conduct a hundred
such tests 'eyes-on' and a hundred blind, I bet the result would be
consistent and reliable.


Not that I'm saying the 203 isn't a good DAC, you
understand! :-)

I know you're not saying that. Even if you were, I'd disagree. :-)


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