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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
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Subject: Re: Peeking out from the battlement( Re:ABCD)
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Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 17:53:24 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 24 17:53:24 1985
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As ark and jj have pointed out, we've made no claims for the
universality of our results; we merely claimed that on ark's
substantially-better-than- average system -- and I trust that even
those who don't like the 901s will agree that they're still far better
than most -- none of the five of us could hear any difference between the
two units tested.  (Incidentally, it's worth noting that I (and I
believe jj) *did* expect to hear some differences, albeit not
necessarily a significant one, or one where A was clearly better than
B.)

Some people have claimed, though, that the specific failings of the
Bose 901 will mask the precise differences that do exist.  That's
certainly conceivable; nothing we did excludes that possibility.  We're
willing to repeat the test (time permitting); before we do, though, let
me ask in advance about the equipment we can use.  I have a Carver
Receiver and a pair of DCM Time Windows, speakers with excellent
imaging.  Are these suitable?  (Note that I have only one cat; however,
she's a double-wide...)  jj's speakers are home-built; I'll leave it to
him to describe their salient characteristics.  (For those who question
his ability to design speakers, I'll merely note that he does acoustic
engineering for a living here at Bell Labs.)

Does anyone on the net think that these test conditions will add to their
knowledge of the subject?  Does anyone have any reasonable suggestions to
improve the test?  (I exclude the possibility of us going out and buying new
speakers....)  Is it worth our while to spend another evening at this?