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RE: Measurement and Perception and the Value of Each (Long Post)

We don't worry about measurements for video. Why should we worry about measurements for audio? Noone is demanding measurements for color accuracy or contrast or color saturation for TVs. We buy a particular TV based on budget and how it looks compared to others in the price range at Best Buy or Costco. Measurements are for audio magazines that wish to project an image of scientific rigor and objectivity. In terms of what advanced audiophiles really lust for - e.g., soundstage, transparency, presence, wetness, air, microdynamics, etc. - it might be fruitless to try to correlate specific measured parameters to specific sonic attributes.

Of course, you can come up with absurd examples of pricing in any industry, or even exaggerate prices as you have done. When looked at as a whole, prices in the audio industry vary from extremely inexpensive to ridiculously expensive - just as they always have. The items that are priced very low will be perceived as junk. Duh. Nothing new under the sun.


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