Better Sounding Systems, Objectivists or Subjectivists?


When these two camps retire to their listening rooms, which school of thought tends to get better sound? Those who ultimately place their faith in measurements above actually listening to their systems? Or those of us who look at measurements, but ultimately make our decisions based on what subjectively sounds best to us?

ted_denney

Showing 5 responses by noske

Never again assume that the "camps" to whom you refer are mutually exclusive.

Such a characterization of "camps" could be worse I suppose, though at the moment I am at a loss to say just how.

When these two camps retire to their listening rooms, which school of thought tends to get better sound? Those who ultimately place their faith in measurements above actually listening to their systems? 

@mikelavigne

Try replacing the words "they" with "she/her", and "objectivist" with "women/woman", and recite your post to a friend who is a female.

You might receive anything ranging from laughter to a smack.

Generalities are perhaps something I have learnt to cringe at from a young age listening to a guy on a pulpit.

edit - I could have picked any number of posts by others (possibly including my own?), so please don't regard this as personal.

 

@rudyb 

Who says ’objectivists’ don’t listen? 

Do you want names named?  That wouldn't be very nice.

Some will demand an explanation of how something works before they are willing to try it, but, if it works (produces the desired results), no explanation is required for it to do so.

Demand?  That's not nice, who likes demanding people?  I show them my back.

Anyway, is there something, anything, implicit in this statement that there exists no possible explanation or reason available for producing the desired results?

the most distorted, garbled, piece of crap I have ever heard

Adele on a good day?