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Has Anyone Ever Studied The “placebo” Effect With Amps, Cables Etc?
Please share your experiences, knowledge, reviews, questions, or anything that you think might add to the conversation here.
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Amazing–you can still sell a 2000 dollar amp that nobody could tell the difference between it and my relatively cheap FiiO 7. No noise, plenty of volume–NO PROBLEM.
The hobby turns into watch collecting after a certain pricepoint. People buy 2000 dollar AMPs not because they sound amazing, but more for looks, quality, etc.
Is it unnecessary? Definitely lol.
Well… I think the problem becomes when they think they’re buying something that makes a massive difference in sound quality, when in reality those claims are impossible to assess without a proper ABX. Even then, it gets very difficult to get to a meaningful result.
I don’t have an issue with folks believing in differences that don’t exist (and there are on occasion measurable differences), my issue is with situations where people are putting their money into this stuff instead of stuff that tangible does matter, and very obviously so - like headphones and speakers.