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| My take on subjective vs. objective @mceljo I remember reading that Paul Klipsch hired people he called "golden ears" to test his speakers on. These people were typically not audiophiles or musicians or recording engineers, just people who demonstrated an unusual ability to hear t... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective So I see I am not persuasive in my attempt to shift the use of words. People can use "subjective" and "objective" as they see fit. Ultimately words are defined by how people use them, not by how someone like myself feels they should be used. So ye... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @cd318 I agree with what you are saying overall but I think calling poorly established objective claims "subjective" is not the best use of that word. It suggests there's just a sliding scale where some facts are more objective and some ore m... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @mijostyn To determine that something is 12" or 18" is still going to require perceptions that have to be interpreted. I don’t think it’s useful to call every interpretation of an instrument readout "subjective." At that point everything becomes... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective Scientists, engineers, designers and manufacturers are all subjectivists and objectivists at the same time. It's not being objective that reliably creates good results, but careful testing of objective claims. Subjective claims can't be tested exc... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective I love the fact that there's good food all over the earth. Go to the moon and I'll bet you can't find anything good to eat there right now. | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @nonoise Good find! It's one thing to gaze at one's navel, another to be observant while gazing and notice the lint. | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @edcyn why is the stuff my wife cooks (she's the cyn in edcyn) so much better than the stuff I attempt? Maybe she adds love as an ingredient. Or maybe she's just a better cook. You're lucky she'll cook for you! | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @czarivey When I say "ears alone" I am suggesting that the ears are working and attached to a conscious living person who is using them to listen, but they can’t see or otherwise know what equipment they are listening to. However, ears can do a... | |
| My take on subjective vs. objective @djones51 You need to think a little more. I’m working on it! @cd318 Therefore I would argue that no sighted comparison can ever be called objective. Many experiments have also previously suggested as such. I would argue that sighted co... | |
| What Digital to Digital Converter Do You Use? Why? I use a Behringer Ultramatch SRC2496 because I have it, it still works, and it provides me with the ability to convert the toslink output on my source to AES/EBU input on my digital crossover. I like the level meters and pretty indicator lights. I... | |
| Where do you want your system to go when you go? This is something I've thought about since building enormous DIY corner horns. A lot of resources got poured in to them and they make me happy for now. When I go I hope they don't go to landfill. They don't have the benefit of a famous maker's nam... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? Agreed this is an excellent thread! The reason for my love for high efficiency is still a bit of a mystery for me. I've been thinking a lot about directivity being a big factor - a better direct to reflected sound ratio than a typical lower effici... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? @phusis wrote: The EV horns of mine both have a diffraction slot and sharp edges at the mouth area, and so may set the alarms ringing in many a horn-audiophiles’ head, but they actually sound very smooth after being properly implemented with me... | |
| Go get out your pitchforks, I’ve done a sacrilegious thing. . . My 2 cents on readjusting the EQ for different recordings - I've had little luck with that. I consider that a good thing. When I get the system response correct pretty much everything sounds better. |