Numbers can lie.
They precisely tell you a part of the story.
They're useful but become a trap for some people.
You can develop the ability to better than numbers.
You know an artist, a master...or just really good.
Better Sounding Systems, Objectivists or Subjectivists?
When these two camps retire to their listening rooms, which school of thought tends to get better sound? Those who ultimately place their faith in measurements above actually listening to their systems? Or those of us who look at measurements, but ultimately make our decisions based on what subjectively sounds best to us?
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Try replacing the words "they" with "she/her", and "objectivist" with "women/woman", and recite your post to a friend who is a female. You might receive anything ranging from laughter to a smack. Generalities are perhaps something I have learnt to cringe at from a young age listening to a guy on a pulpit. edit - I could have picked any number of posts by others (possibly including my own?), so please don't regard this as personal.
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I like @mapman too....omni fans are hard to find, off enjoying the things. *L* Objective is measured in plots and purpose, both good to have but only the point to make or jump from towards. Subjectivity is what we experience and respond to; sometimes well, not hard to keep when discussing the same. It's hard to translate moments into meanings that can only hint at the subject.... My stuff ain't SOTA, but I don't let that stop me. Nor I towards all y'all.*S* @noske, yeah I learned that cringe from the Women in Black. Well-intentioned, no doubt.....like most things that revolve on being blind.... Harsh, perhaps...much like the candy-coated thing called 'history', lived through.
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Who says ’objectivists’ don’t listen? As an electronics scientist I consider myself an ’objectivist’ in the sense that I’m not a ’believer’ in cryogenic treated fuses and super expensive cables that after a 100 hour run in time magically improve the sound. Passive components can only act as a filter. (Before someone says ’have you ever listened to them’ ... yes I have, and I did’t hear a difference. Which doesn’t mean to say no one can hear a difference, if you do and if it’s worth the money to you, that’s great.) But that doesn’t mean I don’t listen to speakers, amplifier, source and room acoustics to decide which sound ’better’ ... with that I don’t rely on any measurements at all besides my own ears and my dB meter. |
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