an opinion is neither true nor false. if someone owns a component it is still impossible to know what it sounds like. don't take my word for it. it can be proven, mathematically.
how useful is an opinion about a component one has owned ?
probably of some value. yet, there is a risk in taking opinions and acting on them,e.g., purchasing a component.
i think the most value from anecdotal reports is when there is a comparison between "a" and "b" .
for example, comparing the "sound" of two preamps gives a relative relationship between the affects of placing two components into a stereo sytem, without saying what each component sounds like.
i am going through the process of selecting a preamp. i am a little hesitant about asking for opinion about each of the preamps i am considering which are:
cj et2, audionote kits l2, art audio and gill audio preamps , cary audio slp 98 and audiovalve eklipse.
i am going to try to audition as many as i can rather than asking for opinion.
however, any comparisons between the affects of comparisons may help. perhaps if there were a consensus say, comparing the cary with an art preamp as to tonal balance, it might eliminate one of the products. unfortunately system dependence is a consideration.
the relevance of this to the thread is: owning the product does not necessarily make for more useful information, because an opinion has some probability of being true and false, and the probability is unknown.
how useful is an opinion about a component one has owned ?
probably of some value. yet, there is a risk in taking opinions and acting on them,e.g., purchasing a component.
i think the most value from anecdotal reports is when there is a comparison between "a" and "b" .
for example, comparing the "sound" of two preamps gives a relative relationship between the affects of placing two components into a stereo sytem, without saying what each component sounds like.
i am going through the process of selecting a preamp. i am a little hesitant about asking for opinion about each of the preamps i am considering which are:
cj et2, audionote kits l2, art audio and gill audio preamps , cary audio slp 98 and audiovalve eklipse.
i am going to try to audition as many as i can rather than asking for opinion.
however, any comparisons between the affects of comparisons may help. perhaps if there were a consensus say, comparing the cary with an art preamp as to tonal balance, it might eliminate one of the products. unfortunately system dependence is a consideration.
the relevance of this to the thread is: owning the product does not necessarily make for more useful information, because an opinion has some probability of being true and false, and the probability is unknown.