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Is "what we perceive MUST be real"? e.g. tube vs SS?

Hi.

First off, I am a subjectivist, but a rational one.

If I hear something consistently, I would definitely try to figure what have caused me such perception. Any scientific reasoning or technical background behind it, measurable or not, regardless, knowing very well measurement todate may not be capacable to substantiate it given our limited knowledge & valid instrumentation available.

But if such aural findings can not even be explained by basic scientific reasoning let alone rigid measurements, then I would be very skeptical on such sonic effects be psychological or even political. Or if someone made such claims publicly & substantiated them simply by stating "for an explanation, don't ask", what credit such person be given despite such person could be whoever some big shots.

Many find tube muscially sounds more engaging than SS despite the traditional measurement methodology, e.g. THD, noise levels etc tell us the opposite. But we know this is true because tube is inherently more linear than an SS active device. Given time, we can tell our perception as such be true despite current instrumentation cannot substantiate it.

Like $500 volume control wooden knob some vendors claim would improve sound bigtime without any valid technical support. My initial reasoning for such claim would be the heavy mass of the wooden knob might smooth out the resonance peak of the volume pot wiper shaft rotation. Yet, I want to see the resonance spectrum analysis without & with the knob on the volume pot before I would go for such spectacular commercial achievements.

So far, you've tried so hard to endorse all those somebodies' statements on their sonic findings e.g. florinated water pot, inked CD edges, coloured foils, blah blah blah, have you ever questioned them how they would substantiate the sonic claims they made in favour of those commercial products they are directly or indirectly involved?

Hopefully I am not found too upfront, until you can come up with some scientific reasoning to explain such sonic claims, I personally
would dismiss these claims as smoke mirrors with undisclosed agenda behind it.

John Curl's sonic findings on capacitors is fully scientifically explanable if not adequately substantiatable basing on his THD papers he presented. I fully go for his finding.

May I suggest you refrain from any more commercial talks here as being a manufactuer yourself unless your further claims are at least scientifically more convincing.

c-J

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