Yeah, I know, but I'm still overly curious. I trust the assessment of the golden ears on this board and I'd like to know the results.
People are strange. I've NEVER heard back from a couple people that I shipped a comparison test off to. While I don't admit to having golden ears, I was amazed at how shy folks are about what they can and can't hear. Almost as if I was going to chastise them for picking the "wrong" one.
I also would say based on my the results of the comp. I sent out I'm not convinced people really can subtle differences... I think they tend to be influenced by outside factors more than the actual data. This is one of the reasons it is SO hard to do fair evaluations of audio and audio equipment. By the time you reach the higher end of the equipment spectrum the differences sometimes are so subtle that few if anybody can pick out the differences consistently in blind tests.
Now, what does this have to do with you? Don't be afraid to try it yourself first. Then pick out what you like and don't like about each one. Don't tell anybody then find out which is which. Just because you pick brand x over brand y doesn't mean you can't hear, or that your ears aren't as golden as the next person, it just means your ears are "tuned" differently and you like different stuff...
As Apple use to say... Think Different. ;-)
Wayne
