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Originally Posted by rimskidog  Many of the folks around here have very well trained ears that can pick out differences from different (though very similar) caps in an input chain |
People cannot pick out appropriate* caps in an input chain. They only think they can. Been there, done that, many times. When you ask them to prove it with a blind test they attack blind testing as flawed. Or they attack you personally for calling their bluff.
* By "appropriate" I mean caps that are meant to be use in an audio circuit - mylar, polypropylene, and so forth. Not a +/- 30 percent disc ceramic which is meant for power supply bypassing and not for audio.
This is why I keep harping on the importance of a proper scientific comparison. Unless you compare surfaces - or capacitors - directly side by side with nothing else different, it's only guessing and wishful thinking.
I'm not saying that 0.14 dB is never audible, though it usually is not. Surely a difference that small is not significant, or worth paying $4,000 more for in a floor surface.
--Ethan