The Absurdity of it All

04-20-2021 11:42pmHow about being so dogmatic you bring up measurements, even though they were never mentioned, only ears.


Just completing the unspoken subtext here

@jpeters568


Not claiming we can hear better, just that we can listen better.

No one is claiming "Huge differences", just differences.

No one tweak is coming to shatter your audio experience, however, when all put together, they add up to something more.

You know, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? And a big thing is just a lot of little things put together?

What of any of these tweaks have you tried?

And what are you doing on this forum if you are not open to experimenting with these things? Western empirical logic is not the be all and end all of existence...

@jpeters568

You are obviously a realist that doesn't fall for "subjectivity" of spending large amounts of cash wishing the tweak will actually deliver the audio nirvana that's advertised. The atmospheric conditions of the room will have more impact on the sound quality than a good quality 12 ga copper speaker cable. Ohms Law plays by a different set of rules than waves through a gas of variable density.

@Perki - totally respect your point and fair question. But I respectfully disagree with you - some do claim HUGE differences. And if one part can't be determined to be better, than how would the sum of those parts be better? (0 + 0 = 0.) If they can't be determined on their own, than how can a combination of them make it better? (I hope I was able to articulate that okay... If not, my apologies in advance.) 

And, I'm open to it. But, I have been bashed for my own experience which, is no change in my system. It's something wrong with my ears, or my 30k system, or my room - or my inexperience. I'm absolutely open to an A/B test. (And I have done them.... often times thinking I heard an initial improvement but, when blind tested, I can't tell.) 

I think there’s more than hearing acuity.

People who are older may have less hearing acuity but have more experience.

I spoke to Fremer recently, he said I may not hear as well as I used to but I listen better than ever.

I think that about sums it up.  It’s always good to have someone with more experience point you in a direction.  Right or wrong for you, that’s another story entirely.