Quote Originally Posted by Ajani
So in Test type B, you think persons might chose the cheapest Monitor Audio, Audio Note or Magnepan speakers over their more expensive siblings? Intriguing... I could imagine persons not hearing a significant difference between cheaper and more expensive models, but I can't say I'd really considered them straight out preferring the cheaper models...
I suppose it could happen depending on the room. Bass shy speakers tend to sound faster and cleaner. Speakers with good solid bass can also be heard as being distorted (when it's just bass). Thus a lower model could be picked out as being better. I find this with most of the DBTs. They tend to be fairly short auditions - make a selection - speakers with bright sound tend to be preferred on short duration sessions and may very well be chosen in a blind test. Good long tests have not been done. Which may explain why many find metalic tweeters fatiguing over long listening sessions but they often do well in DBT style tests.