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In Reply to: RE: Measurements first, second and third, with reliability and long warranty being #4 and #5. posted by carcass93 on September 30, 2014 at 12:16:56
OK,
I don't really see where you are coming from re measurements. You apparently believe that the manufacturer is compromising performance for "better" measurements and while you may be right, it's not obvious to me.
Just to be clear, I DO regard measurements as absolute necessities if we wish to understand and control electronic systems. We simply don't have the proper sensors to perceive clearly what's going on electrically without using test equipment.
The magic is knowing how the electrical behavior maps to aural perception...
Rick
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.... I certainly believe it to be the case with Bryston.
I suspect the lack of reference, and overabundance of "ideology", when it comes to sound, is the problem with that company. It's almost like the only reference they have is their own products - which, while hopefully is not really the case, would explain a lot.
"It's almost like the only reference they have is their own products"
Darn good point. However I suspect most companies do keep an eye on their competition. In my (non-audio) consumer electronic days I know we sure did but it's easier to screw up than you might suppose. The trouble is it's often difficult to know just why folks are buying (or not) your stuff. Naturally my first thought was brilliant engineering but I learned to keep a more open mind, eventually... Assumptions and ego are powerful forces. So they may indeed be doing exactly what you suggest: I've seen it, been there and done that.
In general I am not impressed with "high end audio" as it's often overpriced bling. That's virtually by definition since as I eventually learned (some of us are slow) "high end" clearly refers to price not performance, they are Veblen goods. It's telling that the leading disparagement by far on AA is "cheap".
On the other hand, beyond loving to listen to music at home, I find the very crankiness of our systems (in other words the extreme sensitivity of our aural detection and processing) to just be fascinating. If we really understood it well and knew the extent of it's variations then we would have a chance to could come up with truly meaningful specifications. If we also had a handle on the levels and probabilities of various power line conducted crud and local EMF then we might be able to buy just from looks and Specs. without it being such a crap shoot...
Now THAT would be real high end audio!
Dreamer Rick
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