The Absolute Sound vs Pleasing Sound

I wonder why those who denigrate testing for biases seem to think the outcome of such tests will support the position of "measurementists"?

You are right blind test can reveal something that contradict the "measure it" only bandwagon...

But it is not the main point...

Blind test erase biases for statistical useful reason... It is a tool...

Not a way to PROVE that all biases are only unfounded bias or only fads or super power pretense...

The "measure it only " bandwagon are blinded by their own bias they think is the only true reality and perspective....

They use the test out of his scientifical usefulness to PROVE something no blind test could prove ONLY by itself...

They are child or fool , philosophical clown... Epistemology is not for children but for mature mind...

  James Randi is not Einstein... It is a clown in music hall that debunk easy tricks....Randi do not do SCIENCE... He did the contrary of science which has nothing to do with a circus...

I wonder why anyone thinks because humans have biases they're somehow deluded?  I imagine if I heard a Stradivarius I would consider it superior then if heard it compared with other violins in a blind test but didn't pick the Stradivarius I wouldn't assume I'm  deluded or suffering from hallucinations. I'd shrug it off and laugh about how easily we're influenced by our biases. 

I wonder why anyone thinks because humans have biases they’re somehow deluded? I imagine if I heard a Stradivarius I would consider it superior then if heard it compared with other violins in a blind test but didn’t pick the Stradivarius I wouldn’t assume I’m deluded or suffering from hallucinations. I’d shrug it off and laugh about how easily we’re influenced by our biases.

The simple common sense expressed in your post is inaccessible to anyone who has an agenda or a mission: using blind test to prove that all audiophiles are deceived totally...

I know very well that i could detect change in my room and with my gear, with specific files that i would not be able to detect in a blindtest OUT of my usual settings...

My power are not super power they are LEARNED habit....Derail, disturb, or upset the habit and his complex specific conditioned environment and associated state of mind, the usual  perceiving power is lost...

This point is unaccessible to the fanatic....

Once again, interesting and with a different result from the audience; no audiophile audio system required to clearly hear the differences:

https://www.thestrad.com/video/put-your-ears-to-the-test-can-you-pick-the-stradivarius-violin/4446.a...

Interesting reading:

https://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20175/21158/

The silence is deafening! ☺️