Norton Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 25 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Oligarch's wouldn't be caught dead spending this little Link to comment
Popular Post Norton Posted December 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, crenca said: the existence of the objective/subjective divide Except, there is no divide, because in practice (as opposed to a theoretical construct for fuelling online arguments) there is no such thing as audio “objectivism”. I’ve never seen any self-described objectivist actually explain the process (with the supporting data) whereby their objectivism resulted in them making system choices that they wouldn’t have made had they adopted an subjective approach. In truth, if we enjoy listening to music through audio equipment, we are by definition all subjectivists (the clue is in the word “enjoy”). Iving, thyname, crenca and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Norton Posted December 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2019 32 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said: Hard example: I had my eye on an iFI iDSD Pro for years while it was in development. I nearly purchased one until it became clear that IFI was "all in" with MQA. So I did some more research and settled on Benchmark DAC 3 B based 1) their reputation for good sound and 2) their opposition to MQA. I think the DAC 3 B was a great choice and to me, it sounds great. It wouldn't matter how many people said the iDSD Pro sounded good, I still wouldn't buy one. Far from illustrating the “objectivist “ approach, this is about as radical subjectivist a decision as it’s possible to make. Going simply by how you worded the above, you rejected the iFi not because of any consideration of how it performs as a DAC (whether measured objectively or considered subjectively) but because its manufacturer has a relationship with an organisation you don’t approve of. Teresa and crenca 1 1 Link to comment
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