Brian: That's great. If you feel the need to do a blind test to convince yourself you heard what you thought you heard, and somewhat remove yourself from any bias you might have, that is a good thing for you. I have no problem with anyone doing a clinical trial for their own verification. It is just that most of the time, IMO, differences between components can be heard, preference can be determined based on those identified differences, and the need for any further verification of what you heard is un-necessary and a waste of time and money. This is expecially true if careful listening helps you determine that the cheaper unit is as good or better than the more expensive ones.

What matters to each of us is that we are happy with our purchases and that, in our mind, they were cost effective ones. How each of us comes to that calm conclusion is irrelevant to anyone else but ourselves.

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Take Care,
merc