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In Reply to: Audio knowledge should be based on good observations and theory explaining these observations. But... posted by Norm on March 24, 2008 at 07:44:33:
people listen to an amplifier in a store and claim it really sounds good but neglect to mention they've never heard it at home
people attach new interconnects at home and make claims for them without ever spending even 30 minutes of their life using a simple no-cost single blind comparison to see if they can really hear differences among interconnects
since hearing a component doesn't require the listener to see the brand name in use, blind auditions are PERFECT for audiophiles ... and terrible for salesmen
our hobby seems stuck in the Audio Amish era -- two channel vinyl with tube electronics, and sound quality not much better than in the late 1970's with direct-to-disc audiophile vinyl.
what audiophiles can really hear and what is imagined IS VERY IMPORTANT data to advance this hobby.
obviously surround sound is one thing where differences are easily heard versus two-channel, so even good knowledge about what is audible (with brand names hidden and A-B SPL's matched) ... may not advance the hobby much if minds are closed about surround sound, enhanced two-channel sound, room acoustic treatments that look okay, subwoofers, accurate parametric bass EQ, and other technological advances since the late 1970's.
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Richard BassNut Greene
"I know what I hear" is often an audio fantasyland
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Follow Ups
- people listen to a component playing louder than another and then claim it sounds better? - Richard BassNut Greene 08:51:01 03/24/08 (2)
- Yo BassTrap: call me Amish... - robert young 15:50:14 03/26/08 (1)
- Not only that, but - E-Stat 05:39:01 03/31/08 (0)
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