ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS

If the shoe fits…..well except it probably won’t with no measurements. 

If it moves me emotionally and I like it...fine.

When I was first getting into this hobby and visiting music stores (decades ago), I appreciated the staff that would let me play my music on the equipment I wanted to compare in my price range and not talk during the demo.

One salesperson who started talking all this audiophile jargon and went off on his own tirade rather than asking me where I was at and what I think I wanted; all I remember thinking is...this guy isn't making it with the girls ( a nicer way to put it).

And, while measurements are a nice comparative use tool, we all have different rooms, responses to what we are hearing, etc.  All that said, I do appreciate Erin's Corner, more than some of the others for what he brings to the table.   

@agwca 

One salesperson who started talking all this audiophile jargon and went off on his own tirade rather than asking me where I was at and what I think I wanted; 

I had that once about 25 years ago; I remember it vividly. How can I demo the speakers when every 3 seconds he had something else to say? Needless to say he was never my salesman. There is that age-old saying amongst salespeople in any industry: Never talk yourself out of a deal, or talk past the close. 

There is a store in Dallas if you come in more than one time the cut it off so you can’t hear it.  To me it’s about getting people to hear what they want and seek.  That’s why I demo stuff to folks. It’s about them being happy and stuff sounding good. 

@agwca "If it moves me emotionally..."

This should be the basis... the most critical aspect. Of which there is no measure. Then after that appraisal of details, slam, imaging, micro details, micro transients...hmm, what is the measure of imaging... watts per cubic cm?... detail... hmm... not that either. Most of the measurements are very poor proxies for a small and distant aspect of the music we hear.