14-Dec-2019, 21:15
@baconbrain
The source of a "similar subjective result" would have to be another listening report, one from a different listener. For that source to be "more reputable (imo)" then that listener would have to be someone you have reason to be able to trust more than you trust an unknown listener. That "more reputable" source is capable of error, just as any listener is capable of error and you may well be able to find a someone who is a more reputable source in y our opinion who gives you similar report to the unknown source but you have no way of knowing whether both got it right or if both got it wrong, and it's capable for both to get it wrong but for different reasons.
Getting another subjective report doesn't really help. Getting a lot of other subjective reports and looking for how much they match and for what ways they differ when there are differences can help. If there's a strong majority reporting similar things then it's more likely that what they're reporting is right than if only a few are reporting that and most aren't. but it is possible to fool a crowd. Stage magicians do that every day of their working life. If the majority of listener reports say that the ER makes a significant difference then is that consensus more plausible than an audience who all tell you that they saw someone just pull a rabbit out of a hat?
You're looking for some kind of a guarantee, and we all want that when we're spending money. I don't think you will find the kind of guarantee you're looking for about the ER at present.
The source of a "similar subjective result" would have to be another listening report, one from a different listener. For that source to be "more reputable (imo)" then that listener would have to be someone you have reason to be able to trust more than you trust an unknown listener. That "more reputable" source is capable of error, just as any listener is capable of error and you may well be able to find a someone who is a more reputable source in y our opinion who gives you similar report to the unknown source but you have no way of knowing whether both got it right or if both got it wrong, and it's capable for both to get it wrong but for different reasons.
Getting another subjective report doesn't really help. Getting a lot of other subjective reports and looking for how much they match and for what ways they differ when there are differences can help. If there's a strong majority reporting similar things then it's more likely that what they're reporting is right than if only a few are reporting that and most aren't. but it is possible to fool a crowd. Stage magicians do that every day of their working life. If the majority of listener reports say that the ER makes a significant difference then is that consensus more plausible than an audience who all tell you that they saw someone just pull a rabbit out of a hat?
You're looking for some kind of a guarantee, and we all want that when we're spending money. I don't think you will find the kind of guarantee you're looking for about the ER at present.
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