"Wally" wrote in message
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Ian Molton wrote:

Having been the unwitting victim of my own bias once or twice, I can
answer that - it MUST be ignored.
For you it should, but why should that be the case for anyone else?

Are you suggesting that the bulk of psychological research into this
is wrong? or just that you happen to differ from the *entire* human
race?

The point is that you should buy what makes you happy. If your criterion
of
happiness in the context of audio gear is something that's 'accurate',
then
that's what you should buy. If having the 'right' looks or brand is a
factor, then account for it.

I don't review gear - I tend to take a chance on something that'll give me
a
step-change improvement, and then see if I like it after a few weeks or
months. One of my criteria is that I have to be able to live with it, and
the only real way to test that is to live with it. Sooner or later, I'll
completely forget about the system and start doing my normal thing with
music. If I get the right experience, then I'm happy with the bit of kit.
I
don't care about accuracy as such - I don't actively look for it. While
it's
nice to be able to listen to a live recording and feel that you're there,
there's much more to music than that pure replication aspect.


Yep, I can live with just about all that.....