Yes, there are measurements and they are valid, but nobody that I’ve known of could figure out how to measure our "hearing".
For example, there is no measurement I’ve known of that can tell how good a woofer is by just looking at the freq. and phase plots.
MC is a controversial figure, but he said something I would agree. He said that Mercedes have spent millions of dollars to design all sort of sensors but at the end they have to rely on Lewis Hamilton to tell them what’s going on with the car. This does not mean all the measurements made by Mercedes was not valid, it’s just that there is a human element that cannot be measured.
Same with speaker design. After all the simulations, fine tuning the freq. and phase plot, one still have to sit down and listen and judge with your own ears. One cannot judge a pair of speaker with the freq and phase plot.
I don’t mean to disregard measurements. On the other hands, quite the opposite. All the improvements in cables, drivers, capacitors, inductors would not have happened without the advance in measurement equipment and software.
I find it amusing that people are pitting the "measurement" vs. "hearing" as some type of a fight. It's like saying which is better - apples or oranges.
For example, there is no measurement I’ve known of that can tell how good a woofer is by just looking at the freq. and phase plots.
MC is a controversial figure, but he said something I would agree. He said that Mercedes have spent millions of dollars to design all sort of sensors but at the end they have to rely on Lewis Hamilton to tell them what’s going on with the car. This does not mean all the measurements made by Mercedes was not valid, it’s just that there is a human element that cannot be measured.
Same with speaker design. After all the simulations, fine tuning the freq. and phase plot, one still have to sit down and listen and judge with your own ears. One cannot judge a pair of speaker with the freq and phase plot.
I don’t mean to disregard measurements. On the other hands, quite the opposite. All the improvements in cables, drivers, capacitors, inductors would not have happened without the advance in measurement equipment and software.
I find it amusing that people are pitting the "measurement" vs. "hearing" as some type of a fight. It's like saying which is better - apples or oranges.