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In Reply to: RE: For me one thing has become clear posted by morricab on June 02, 2014 at 05:33:53
"the path to the objective IS important it seems."
I don't think so. The correct technical definition of the objective is what's important. If the path matters then the requirements are insufficiently understood and/or the path is inadequately controlled.
This is a really common problem with things that interface tightly to our higher senses. Sight and hearing have such high survival values that they are both keen and idiosyncratic. Probably we differ enough that just evaluating our responses to things visual and aural would serve to identify us. Having three complex variables: ears, eyes and brains provides a lot of mapping area. And then you fold in taste...
Electrically we can measure stuff well enough but we aren't too clear about how much what matters. This also holds true for all conducted and radiated noise issues. The problem is with a wide open system, limits are essentially impossible to establish. Compared with almost anything else home audio stuff is way under controlled and specified. This helps foster a mystical notion that magic prevails and the only hope is that some "artisan" tinkering in his garage will find the philosopher's stone that escapes the evil corporate interests.
Maybe, but I wouldn't bet on it...
Rick
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I more or less agree with your statements, except this one:
"This helps foster a mystical notion that magic prevails and the only hope is that some "artisan" tinkering in his garage will find the philosopher's stone that escapes the evil corporate interests.
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Once you hear what some of them have produced then you would think twice about this. BTW, many of those so-called "artisan tinkerers" are nothing less than very highly trained but also highly scientific engineers that often came from big industry in the first place. This means they have perspective on what they do and they at least have had a serious rethink on "engineering best practice", which for audio is often nothing of the sort.
"Once you hear what some of them have produced then you would think twice about this."
Were I to believe these systems could sound better than live acoustic performances, then I might believe the hyperbole. That being unlikely, I interpret your remark as an unusually polite version of the classic high-end audiophile snob put down.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
Why? With so many shows these days one doesn't need to be able to own expensive gear to hear it and make some conclusions about the value of it. Its not like I own a Living Voice/Kondo rig at home...but I wish I did...and not because of what it costs but what sound it delivers.
"many of those so-called "artisan tinkerers" are nothing less than very highly trained but also highly scientific engineers that often came from big industry in the first place."
Good point.
However clearly that is often not the case and even when it is that does not guarantee superior results.
Rick
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