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| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs I would like to comment on an experience I had, not with cables, but an electrical outlet. Jonathon Spelt at Ultra Fidelis in Wauwatosa WI helped me upgrade my system with Vandersteen VLR Carbon speakers, REL T7 subwoofer, Aurender N200 music serv... | |
| 32 pairs of speaker and RCA cables measured and listened to I spent my professional life measuring consumers'/users' subjective experience of products using various psychometric techniques. I always sought to obtain objective metrics from engineers and designers as well and then correlated those metrics wi... | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? Cooper52, your comment about the "uncanny valley effect" is, I think, much to my point. AI music will sound like music, but something might reveal itself to be "not quite right." Thanks for your comment. | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? The British mathematician Alan Turing posed a test (the Turing Test) to determine whether a computer was as smart as a human. It was simply that if you interact with a computer and you can't tell if it is a computer or a human being responding the... | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. I have spent many years conducting research to understand how people perceive products of various kinds. The aim of this research has been to provide designers and engineers with feedback regarding how particular product features influence consume... | |
| Music first or sound first? Perception is not a single thing, but a composite of several independent factors. One is Evaluation, which ranges between Pleasing and Annoying. Musical quality probably relates very much to this component of sound. However, other factors include... | |
| Is positive reinforcement why things are sounding better? I have alluded to this in previous posts, but will restate it here. There is a profession called Sensory Science, which deals with the problem of designing products with particular intended sensory qualities. Examples are food, beverage, and cosme... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing A fundamental property of human perception is that it is variable. The same person experiencing the same thing on different occasions will have a slightly different experience of that thing. Different people experiencing the same thing at the same... | |
| Bach organ recordings Thanks to all for you helpful recommendations. I appreciate it. | |
| Bach organ recordings Thank you, peipa, for your reply. | |
| Bach organ recordings Oh, geez, I forgot to mention that I am all digital, so only CDs please. But, thanks, tablejockey, for taking time to reply. Perhaps other tablejockeys can make use of your suggestions. Sorry for omission. | |
| Bach organ recordings Oh, geez, I forgot to mention that I am all digital, so only CDs please. But, thanks, tablejockey, for taking time to reply. Perhaps other tablejockeys can make use of your suggestions. Sorry for omission. | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? I wanted the warmth of tubes with the bass definition of solid state and discovered the Pass Labs Aleph 5, which I have enjoyed for many years now. It does bass and space. | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? The Semantic concept of Valence measures the positive versus negative connotation of a perceptual experience. Assuming a valid and reliable measurement tool for that concept, you can measure separately for two or more different people experiencing... | |
| Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else? I was privileged to witness the F1 race on the streets of Phoenix, AZ back in the day. The sound of the twelve-cylinder Ferraris echoing off the skyscrapers was a nearly religious experience. It would be great to hear that again on a good stereo. ... |