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Taxi · 06-06-2002, 07:37 PM

brian: I do think that the clips should always be the same when actually comparing two cables. I would suggest though, that when a different set of cables is compared, that using the same clip EVERY time could skew the results, since I would think you'd naturally compare what you're hearing now with what you heard during the last test. (Gee, this one sounds better than the last two.) By switching clips every few tests, you are forced to concentrate on what you're listening to, since it's not the same thing each time.

So, just to be clear, cuz I think I'm not being clear...

Test 1

Cable A -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 1
Cable C -- Cable C <-- Audio Clip 1
Cable B -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 2
Cable D -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 2
Cable C -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 3
Cable B -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 3
Cable A -- Cable D <-- Audio Clip 4
Cable A -- Cable C <-- Audio Clip 4
Cable C -- Cable D <-- Audio Clip 5
Cable D -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 5

Something like that. We should try to work some of this out on Friday night.

06-06-2002, 07:37 PM	#123 (permalink)
Taxi Admin Emeritus Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	brian: I do think that the clips should always be the same when actually comparing two cables. I would suggest though, that when a different set of cables is compared, that using the same clip EVERY time could skew the results, since I would think you'd naturally compare what you're hearing now with what you heard during the last test. (Gee, this one sounds better than the last two.) By switching clips every few tests, you are forced to concentrate on what you're listening to, since it's not the same thing each time. So, just to be clear, cuz I think I'm not being clear... Test 1 Cable A -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 1 Cable C -- Cable C <-- Audio Clip 1 Cable B -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 2 Cable D -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 2 Cable C -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 3 Cable B -- Cable B <-- Audio Clip 3 Cable A -- Cable D <-- Audio Clip 4 Cable A -- Cable C <-- Audio Clip 4 Cable C -- Cable D <-- Audio Clip 5 Cable D -- Cable A <-- Audio Clip 5 Something like that. We should try to work some of this out on Friday night.