GoldenSound takes a look at blind testing and whether source gear even makes any difference in the first place!
Full ABX Test Recording: https://youtu.be/O6k30CEqQ7w
Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18EUi9cYeHN4BF9fn5v2ELQPSNdBJkRmw?usp=sharing
Hearing Thresholds for pure tones above 16Khz: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17927307/
Hearing Thresholds for pure tones above 20khz: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245524994_Hearing_threshold_for_pure_tones_above_20_kHz
Hearing at Low and Infrasonic Frequencies: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8436733_Hearing_at_low_and_infrasonic_frequencies
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How to read the new measurements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWS-hIzI1KU
The 10 stages of headphone measurements
https://youtu.be/LrIoNMeo_GI
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Why do we need blind tests?
03:49 - Problems with blind testing
08:01 - Designing our test
14:18 - Results
14:45 - Results Discussion
20:11 - Wrap up