@analog_aficionado Thank you for your post. You have laid out a very logical and concise reasoning that I have suspected for a long time but never had the technological chops to explain.
I hope you become a more frequent contributor to this site.
The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines.
Imagine doing a wine review as follows - samples of wines are assessed by a reviewer who measures multiple variables including light transmission, specific gravity, residual sugar, salinity, boiling point etc. These tests are repeated while playing test tones through the samples at different frequencies.
The results are compiled and the winner selected based on those measurements and the reviewer concludes that the other wines can't possibly be as good based on their measured results.
At no point does the reviewer assess the bouquet of the wine nor taste it. He relies on the science of measured results and not the decidedly unscientific subjective experience of smell and taste.
That is the ASR approach to audio - drinking Kool Aid, not wine.
@analog_aficionado Thank you for your post. You have laid out a very logical and concise reasoning that I have suspected for a long time but never had the technological chops to explain. I hope you become a more frequent contributor to this site. |
ASR Review: 1. The primary focus of all the reviews were the measurement results Conclusions: The testing methodology ASR utilizes is efficient, which enables them to review equipment much more quickly. However, the knowledge gained is also limited by the process. The results are thus most useful for the least discriminating. |
@rodman99999 Amen brother! |