ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS

@jettyfat2323 you make a lot of great points. Sometimes the measurements are not ear pleasing.  In a lot of situations. 

@2psyop 

There are some tribal people today (I think) who make music and don’t read or write and have not heard of notes on a page

Paul McCartney for example? He often says he had to write memorable music, not because it had to be memorable, but because he had to remember it (not being able to read or write music himself!)

@toronto416 

+1 Yep. Sound quality of music... dozens of variables on inputs and dozens on outputs. So many that measurement tend to be such gross oversimplifications that they don't conform to the sound you hear a bit. 

There is a reason you get taught how to solve equations in one or two variables in school. Most complex situations are far more complex. 

physics and math might be absolutes, our understanding of the entirety of both ( and much more ) is what is VERY lacking…  i’m deeply involved in the bleeding edge of quantum computing…. oh how easy it…could be… 

This turned out to be quite the thread.

Just out of pure curiosity, I wonder how many people on this thread are members of organizations such as the Audio Engineering Society (A.E.S.), or related groups such as the Acoustical Society of America (A.S.A.) or similar.

I guess the broader question is how many people on Audiogon belong to such societies.

Thanks in advance,

Mark