Philosophy of Audiophile Aesthetics

For audiophiles who like reading philosophy: attached below is a 12 page article about the philosophy of audiophile aesthetics.

In short the author questions the validity of transparency as a metric and suggests instead the production and appreciation of sonic art as the metric for audiophile aesthetics. 

Perhaps this appeal to reason will once and for all quell the spurious debates on audiophile forums between the relative merits of snake oil and measurements.