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Okay. Now more info:
1st. What QWERTY said about 10 blades that weigh the same would be a good starting point. 10 from each.
So let me talk about 10 blades. If the sample size could be 50 or 100, that would be even better.
Because wood is something that was alive, all wood is different.
Name a blade. Any blade. If you take 10 of them, they will all feel a little different. Even though they are the same kind of blade, the same construction, gluing process, thickness of plies etc.
If you took 10 of the same blade that were the same weight, they would feel closer to the same. But still, not the same.
Some blades will feel better than others. Now, what a beginner feels as good, I am really not going to take that into consideration. Because, generally, a beginner really does not know what they want to feel in a blade. Which is part of why those online reviews are so much a waste of time. 70% of the people writing them have no idea what they should be feeling.
So with a smaller sample, the likelihood of trying a good Euro blade and a bad Japan blade or vise versa is pretty high.
The likelihood of the tester to decide that the one he thinks should feel better feels better also is high. So the chance that confirmation bias gives you a false positive or many false positives is high.
And then you take into consideration that the people testing the blades may not have a clue what to look for is high as well. Now, that sounds like a recipe for poor quality test results.
Sorry. But if I had someone who I really trusted tell me they tested several euro vs jp Primoracs and thought the jp was better it would mean more to me than from someone who I am not 100% sure can tell the difference.
I agree 100% with you here. This is why I said early on and even several times that he'd be ok with either version of the Primorac, they're not that much different, especially to a beginner. But if I had to recommend one, I'd recommend the JP based on the Euros I've seen and played with, that is if someone needs a bit more control and feel.