jakleiss
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| The goal of audio reproduction @jond I don't need science to know that I like something. I need science to know why I like it. Humans are particularly unreliable at pinpointing the physical causes of their perceptions and emotions. This issue should really be of greater inter... | |
| The goal of audio reproduction mastering92, Actually, I'm not proposing to strive for absolute fidelity to the original recorded material. Rather, I'm suggesting to play it back emphasizing those qualities that are preferred by the listeners. This might involve enhancing cert... | |
| The goal of audio reproduction russ69, I like your phrase, “…the art if recorded music and playback.” It’s sort of like cooking. You mix the audio ingredients in such a way as to produce a preferred “flavor” of audio experience. People aren’t actually as different from one anot... | |
| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! I am a cognitive psychologist and have done a great deal of research on consumers’ perceptions of products using a method based on simple similarity judgements between pairs of products. So, while it is fairly straightforward to determine whether ... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I own a Pass Aleph 5 and, yes, it runs hot, but I don’t care. It sounds beautiful and that’s why I have it. | |
| The goal of audio reproduction @jond, I was a bit loose in my use of the term "like" as that only describes the Valence component of perception. In reality, people in the Sensory Sciences often only use that one component. I like the full perceptual profile, so "Preference" m... | |
| The goal of audio reproduction kota1, As to segmentation, yes, I have done a good bit of that as well. There are the typical factors such as age, gender, education, and culture. But, people just differ from one another in their individual preferences and sensibilities. Those d... | |
| The goal of audio reproduction Yes, it is science. My professional career has been providing scientific evidence to inform product design, most recently in healthcare. The FDA requires scientific evidence to support any claims one may make about medical devices and treatments. ... | |
| What Neutral Means in Reviews & Our Discussions? Are We Confusing Tame/Flat For Neutral? I am a cognitive psychologist and have spent most of my professional life measuring consumers'/users' perceptions of products. I use advanced psychometric techniques to measure multiple components of perception and correlate each one with various ... | |
| Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout. I appreciate good audio. I have about $9000.00 invested in my current system. I am looking for new speakers and this extreme diversity of opinion tells me only that differences among speakers are really quite small. It’s kind of frustrating. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Excuse me, I meant to write above "..blind testing is NOT a test methodology...". | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? djones51, and others, I wouldn't say that blind testing is a test methodology, but, rather, an experimental design control for confounding variables. Another option is to include those variables in the analysis and test for their effects directly.... | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Me again. I commented above on the psychometric technique of Semantic Differential rating scales, which is the primary technique I use in assessing perception because it is easy for participants to use and it differentiates products along multiple... | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Thank you, dletch2, for your post. There is much subtlety buried in these questions of perception. For instance, what is the difference between preference and liking? Liking (the "good" pole of the bipolar Semantic dimension of Valence) is always ... | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? I'll jump in and add my point of view. I'm a cognitive psychologist and, also, appreciate good audio. As a psychologist I have worked most of my professional life quantifying people's perceptions of products using various psychometric techniques. ... |