Open Frequency · 2026-09-16 · 142
Confirmation should end the comparison when it settles the choice you actually came to make—not merely when a cue has been noticed. If B is warmer, but you still choose A for the drive, stop. If B is warmer and that warmth was the reason you were deciding, stop there too. Reopen only when the first test answered the wrong question, like checking chorus energy when the real issue is whether the lyric changes the song’s meaning. The archive supports this as a timing principle, not listener proof. What evidence would still overturn the choice?