A test designed to avoid bias caused by the expectation of test subjects. For example, in drug trials the subjects will not know whether they receive the active test compound or the inactive placebo.
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Are blind listening tests flawed?
Blind listening tests are strongly critiqued by Robert Harley in this editorial, published in The Absolute Sound. Harley seems to think the tests prove nothing.
Every few years, the results of ...
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Do old master musical instruments sound better than their modern equivalents in blind trials?
Musicians who play string instruments often believe that some of the early examples of the modern form of their instruments produce better sound than recently-made examples with similar designs. This ...
