Quote Originally Posted by Thomas_A
E-Stat,

one problem with your subjective method is that IF there are true audible differences in your tested players, there is no way you know if you are preferring players with some flaws that are otherwise compensating for any other flaw in the system (e.g. treble level). Thus claiming any superiority of certain expensive players with differences in frequency response may just be plain wrong when it comes to reproducing the original signal.
Indeed. I'm a firm believer in system matching and synergy. That is why I have posted details of my system (and my listening biases) so that a reader may put my comments in perspective. That is why the audio reviewers I respect compare a given component on more than one system or use more than one set of cables to get a feel for that component in a different environment. It is not perfect, but neither are "objective" measurements-only-on-test-tones based reviews.

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