Quote Originally Posted by Thomas_A
996turbo,

likewise, experience from many open and blind tests would be experience too, don't you agree? And "obvious" differences that disappear as soon as the test shifts to blind conditions, that is experience isn't it?

And there are many people shifting from one side to the other when they have been conducting such tests, and realizing that they previously had been imagining the differences they heard during open conditions. That is being open minded isn't it?

To have "open eyes" means performing critical tests (sighted and blinded) and draw the conclusion from their results. The work by Floyd E. Toole is a good starting point.

T
Excuse me for butting in, but how do you know "there are many people shifting from one side to the other." Do you have a number in mind, and if so, how did you arrive at it?