Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mouton.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mouton!karn From: karn@mouton.UUCP Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: The Pepsi Challenge Message-ID: <192@mouton.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 15:41:20 EDT Article-I.D.: mouton.192 Posted: Wed Oct 24 15:41:20 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 25-Oct-84 03:46:00 EDT References: <1189@hou4b.UUCP> <1239@drux3.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc Lines: 11 Gee, it seems to me that if you say you can't conduct a "proper" comparison between LPs and CDs because the high surface noise of the former makes the difference obvious, then maybe there's not much point in running the test, is there? Next thing we know, we'll be hearing terms like the "shyness effect" and "bad vibes" to explain why the golden ears can't perform as well in controlled situations as they say they can. Perhaps an article in the Skeptical Inquirer is in order here. Phil