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In Reply to: RE: synergistic orange fuse posted by Ric on August 07, 2020 at 06:24:47
Ric,
I agree with you that the deciding factor for an audiophile is how the music sounds subjectively to their ears, not how it ought to sound on the basis of science/argument.
The problem is that how the music subjectively sounds to the same individual with the same equipment in the same place differs unaccountably over time due to variable factors. The quality of the incoming AC current, the humidity, the listener's level of stress, fatigue, and digestion, the time of day (absence of distraction at night-time) etcetera. So the level playing field on which we make our listening judgments is seldom level for long and we find ourselves having difficulty explaining the fluctuating impressions and not just between the first and second. We are comprised of chemicals with a nervous system shooting electrical messages at 200mph+ between brain and body so it's hardly surprising that we are hardly the most stable listening platform day-to-day.
People of calm disposition in good, stable health may be less impacted by internal human weather but are equally subject to constantly changing external factors.
Dry Ginger
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Yeah, I think that's exactly why it is important for reviewers to listen to their equipment for weeks or preferably months--just listening to a few cuts and noting how different they sound A/B-ing it does not the the equipment justice.
Let the designers use measurements and let the reviewers/owners use their ears....
Doesn't do the reader justice either, Ric.
Reviewers are paid by the word, frequently rely on A-B listening sessions as you say, and then write up the review subject to a manufacturer's advertising influence and seductive special equipment offers. It takes an audiophile who can recognize a professional reviewer and is thoroughly familiar with their style to benefit from insightful inferences hidden behind the surface of the text, doesn't it. It's remarkable that media so burdened can survive.
Yeah, I suppose if you want to play the game, you have to prostitute yourself to some extent. I'm sure it's a PITAss to go through the hassle of getting the equipment, having a deadline,hooking it up, listening, evaluating, comparing, sending it back, and doing it all over again with more equipment.
Not my cuppa tea, and perhaps it pays the bills for some, but on the other hand, I have bought equipment based on good reviews, so I am appreciative there is SOME evaluation, biased or not!
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