Well, whaddaya know!

[E-Stat]

They sure make the biggest stink about it.

Some find pseudo science and misapplication of science misleading.

Drug companies sure seem to go by them.

There are significant differences in the way drug trials are conducted and musical playback systems are evaluated:

1. The drugs are administered in exactly the same way they are normally taken. That is most certainly not the case with the majority of audio tests. In the medical world, there are no additional devices added to the the test chain or Rube Goldberg-esque "simulations" used to *prove* a point. Having said that, I linked to a true online DBT using randomly generated samples of computer-based music and posted my results.

2. Training has zero effect on drug trials. It is neither desired nor valuable.

3. Medical blind studies include a segment of participants who get placebo.

I have been an Audio Research fan since I first heard the SP-3a and D-76 in 1974 and as a result, have owned one or more of their components since 1981. If the result of Tube Fan's blind testing *proves* there is nothing better sounding on the market today than thirty year old ARC models, then I find that to be indicative of failure on the part of his testing methodology.

Speaking of which, I have asked him on two occasions to detail his testing methodology and he has declined in both instances.