Popular Post Wilderness Posted December 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:20 AM, firedog said: If you want me (us) to spend big bucks on a device that costs 2X, 5X or 50X, the price of a "conventional" equivalent, shouldn't you have an ethical obligation to base those claims on more than sighted and - by definition biased -listening? If I understand you correctly, I find that sometimes exactly the opposite happens. I went to a audio dealer this summer to listen to some speakers from a respected brand thinking I would like them. I didn't. They sounded somewhat dull and congealed. Then the dealer played the same songs I requested with a different set of speakers, and I thought I would not like them. I did. They sounded dynamic and balanced and had good tone and a fantastic soundstage. We don't always have expectation bias when we listen without double blind testing. Sometimes we are surprised by what we hear. And when we have a chance to compare, we wind up getting what what we want or close to it. I have experience using the scientific method with studies, and so I understand the argument for using it. If I submit a study to an academic journal, I will have used the scientific method with coders, rigor, etc. to keep my opinions out of it as much as possible. When I listen to music, however, I want to feel something. Emotion. Goosebumps. Awe. Acoustic instruments and vocals played over equipment that can convey good tone, decay and attack make me feel compassion and appreciation for the artistry and the audio equipment. I'm listening to Sondra Sun-Odeon right now, and she is carrying me away. That can't be measured (or can it?). I think it would be cool if someone would invent a device that could measure how we are affected by music and the equipment we use to listen to it. tapatrick, 4est, Jud and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment
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