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mmry404 OP t1_jd0l9po wrote

Reply to comment by ultra_prescriptivist in I blind tested Qobuz (HiRes bit perfect) vs Deezer (CD) by mmry404

Could you explain what do you mean by multiple trials? Like, the same track is played to me 5 times and each time I don't know where it comes from and I have to guess? That seems like a strange approach, since I can't go back to the previous playback state and compare, and I kinda just roll with whatever I'm hearing at the moment

Or, do I just ABABAB the same track, but each time I make a decision the person in charge flips a coin that decides which source is A and which is B and I start again (repeat 5 times)?

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ultra_prescriptivist t1_jd0nqwb wrote

>Or, do I just ABABAB the same track, but each time I make a decision the person in charge flips a coin that decides which source is A and which is B and I start again (repeat 5 times)?

Pretty much this. The idea is that you do the same comparison (e.g. the Depeche Mode track) multiple times and each time choose which one you think is which, with it being randomized after each decision. The more trials you do, the more you reduce out the possibility that you just happened to pick the right one by chance.

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