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I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged.

I just can't clear my head of this. I don't want to start a measurements vs listening war and I'd appreciate it if you guys don't, but I bought a Rogue Sphinx V3 as some of you may remember and have been enjoying it quite a bit. So, I head over to AVS and read Amir's review and he just rips it apart. But that's OK, measurements are measurements, that is not what bugs me. I learned in the early 70s that distortion numbers, etc, may not be that important to me. Then I read that he didn't even bother listening to the darn thing. That is what really bugs me. If something measures so poorly, wouldn't you want to correlate the measurements with what you hear? Do people still buy gear on measurements alone? I learned that can be a big mistake. I just don't get it, never have. Can anybody provide some insight to why some people are stuck on audio measurements? Help me package that so I can at least understand what they are thinking without dismissing them completely as a bunch of mislead sheep. 

russ69
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thyname
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Jerry123 😂😂🤭🤭

 

All of a sudden, Jerry reportedly had a stroke. At the same time you “joined” Audiogon. How convenient. Let me repeat the list of all your usernames in the past:

thynamesinnervoice

 

cindyment

 

snratio

 

yesiamjohn

 

sugabooger

 

dletch2

 

audio2design

 

dannad


roberttdid

 

heaudio123

 

audiozenology

 

atdavid

I am sure I am missing some. What a character. Creepy

If we are both a single person, then that is an impressive set of capabilities in a single person in which case you probably should sit back, be quiet, and listen.

 

How humble of you! Clearly you are a specialist in every single subject. Anything and yup, you are the superior being. Everyone should sit back, be quiet and listen. Your words. 🤦‍♂️🙄. Pathetic. I do envy you for the very powerful Google Machine you have in your possession 😉

 

deludedaudiophile
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sns
3,644 posts
 

I'm not sure if this has been discussed previously in these forums, but the difference between S and O could be explained by means other than philosophical and psychological.

 

We've all heard of color blindness, medical term is monochromacy. Well there is also ageusia, or loss of taste, and there is hyposmia which is a reduced ability to smell. And so, perhaps the O really has reduced ability hear what we S's call color, perhaps there is real organic cause for their perspective. I haven't researched this, but I wonder if there is means to test for this.

deludedaudiophile
493 posts
 

@sns 

I expect the only reliable measurable trait you will find that differentiates O and S is STEM education level. You view their views as indicating a deficiency. Without adequate validation they are wrong, that is hard to support that view.

sns
3,644 posts
 

@deludedaudiophile Your moniker fits you exactly, inability to accept this as possible reason certainly exhibits a certain disconnect from reality. Your STEM argument has so many flaws, also fits the moniker.

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