Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.
Why is science just a starting point and not an end point?
Measurements are useful to verify specifications and identify any underlying issues that might be a concern. Test tones are used to show how equipment performs below audible levels but how music performs at listening levels is the deciding criteria. In that regard science fails miserably.
Why is it so?
Why is it so?
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To what end? If I am going to need to listen to the audio equipment to decide how it sounds, what possible value does the results obtained from test tones give me?Test tones can show distortion and noise better than music. Test tones are well chosen to stress the device under test. How much value you get from it is up to you. |
An interesting article pertaining to the "know-all’s" on the forum. Scientism | Psychology TodayVery interesting thanks.... I read it now.... And i must say at the end that all he say is truthful... |
Measurements and technology is science, not all science is theoretical it's also practical. Scientists use measurements and technology all the time to test theories and in audio to test what they hear. For instance Lars Risbo when developing a new driver found inconsistent measurements so along with his colleagues they decided they weren't measuring the right things. Did they throw their hands up and say well we can't measure everything we hear? No, they went about designing tests to find out why and came up with new tests that explained and showed where the problem was in order to go about resolving it. Science, it's why we can communicate over long distances and listen to recorded music in the first place. |
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