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Mike Fleming wrote:
Not entirely. Carefully controlled double-blind trials are acceptable.
So called "golden ears" are just a joke.

Surely not. After all, they can discern the difference between digital
interconnects, which mere mortals can't even measure.

Point is they can't. Ages ago, there was a substantial cash prize on offer
to anyone who could reliably tell the difference between 'ordinary'
interconnects and the high priced ones. In a proper double blind test.
No-one has won it. I'd guess many who say they can don't want to be proved
wrong. ;-)

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