Right on cue, the self appointed audio experts appear and start arguing. Told you so.
Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?
I think we have. I have seen many discussion on audio forums and how nasty they can become when you have people disagreeing. Seems like there are a lot more know it alls now. I been in 20 years and I can still learn. But I also know I know quite a bit. Like cables can enhance the sound and higher end well designed gear can truly be ear candy special. Is this just on audio forums or the internet period.
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The anonymous nature of the Internet allows behavior that would not be acceptable fact-to-face. Agree 100% with an earlier comment about 90% opinion and 10% fact. There are very few actual subject matter experts for any topic. The audio hobby seems to have an excessive number of self appointed experts. |
Followers of the Double Blind Test Dogma want to distill the depth and breadth of Dr. Toole's work down to debating cable switching, music memory, or fast switching speaker platforms. There is so much more Toole work related to the many factors involved in sound reproduction and listening experience. The entirety of his work paints a much more complex and nuanced picture. Also, one must remember work done by Harman (i.e. double blind testing) involved significant business profit motive. What sound characteristic did the general public consumer prefer? Identify what the masses prefer and you then provide products for the masses. DBT and other snippets from the work of Dr. Toole or Sean Olive have been adopted by a few as the gospel mantra to explain all. Dr. Toole said it pretty well himself to summarize the complexity, nuances, and pitfalls of the musical listening experience. "Two ears and a brain respond very differently to a complex sound field — and are much more analytical — than an omni-directional mic and analyzer." |
@pcrhkr Wow, mention of Utah speakers. My first speaker build used Utah 12 inch full range drivers with a whizzer cone, no less, in a Karlson enclosure. Wore out a Dual turntable. Since then built and modified numerous speakers amplifiers, pre-amps, and other electronics. For several years spent too much time in HiFi stores buying and trading equipment seeking out the latest with best specs. Many great learning experiences along the way leading to equipment that just sounds good to me, regardless of specs or price. No claim to be an expert, but will share with others willing to learn in search of their happy place. |