@contrapuntal wrote:
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No ABX = bias.
IMO it is more accurate to say: “No ABX = potential for bias”. Bias, in non-blind subjective comparison, is dependent upon evaluator. Some evaluators are able to guard against bias better than others; my experience is that I fall into the former category of evaluator, for several reasons, but others have no way of verifying whether I am more, or less, biased.
In any case, that is the reason that additional user opinion and especially augmenting data are useful. And we are gathering both, in this thread, supporting the observation that RB firmware produces lower-fidelity audio output compared to original SanDisk firmware in the Clip+.
I really wanted to use RB, but I will choose the best-sounding solution, if they differ in this respect. If RB, great. If OF, so be it.
Other observations, opinion, and data are most welcome, whether they support or contradict the premise (RB < OF fidelity).
