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Subjectivity is a basic instinct, but can be rational.

Hi.

I am a subjectivist too, but a rational one. I believe everything under the sun happens in its ratioinal course, comprehensible to us or not is a matter of time. If not now, may be later given the current science can deliver.

That's why whatver sonic effect arises, I always judge it by some simple physics or science I know of. I know there should be an explanation to validate and invalidate such sonic phenomenon. A real stuff, a tweaking joke, or some commercial snake-oils.

Like I responded to your posts re Atkinson's sonic finding on reversed cable connection. My rationale can tell that was not a wolf cry.

If one can take such rational approach to all those sonic things, the bottom line is saving tons of energy, time & money on so called sound improving gadgets offered by vendors at large. Be a skeptical
consumer.

Blindly demanding on instrumentation evidence in a die-hard objectivist role may not AWAYS work in audios due to limitation
of relevant knowledge & available measuring instrument to tackle abstract & subjective perception as such.

In the future for sure, but now we are not there yet.

c-J

PS: I am very skeptical about CD cleaning fluids that are claimed to improve CD sound. My rationale can't explain at all as CD is 100% non-contact laser sensing. Unlike LPs which involves 100% stylus to groove contact, a cleaning fluid can change the sound. Are the CD cleaning fluids in question pigmented or clear ?????

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