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| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? terry9 wrote: "Unfortunately, that process is amongst the most intellectually difficult enterprises known to man. The trouble is, everyone thinks he can do it. Speaking crudely, there are four levels of measurement: nominal (in which different n... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? As it happens, there is a field of psychology called psychometrics that deals specifically with measuring subjective experience. It turns out that brain waves are rather crude for discerning small changes in one's experience. Better are rating sca... | |
| Storage boxes. Can I discard high end shipping boxes, and still sell in the future? Another consideration is that the boxes come in handy for your own moves from one residence to another. For me, this has involved several cross-country relocations. But they do take up a lot if space. | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? I am a cognitive psychologist and worked most of my professional career conducting research to measure consumers'/users' perceptions of products. Designers and engineers are fascinated with novel product design features because they attract attent... | |
| The goal of audio reproduction Thanks for the clarification, jond. "Fun" is a subtle property in this communication medium. But, my point is important nonetheless. The issue of what is most liked, and why it is liked, are two different things. That is why the "sensory" industri... | |
| 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. |