Eric Carroll;184105 Wrote:
> To paraphrase Jean Luc Picard in First Contact, "The physics of the
> audiophile world are somewhat different".
>
> Here are some of the principles I have perceived since my recent
> introduction to the audiophile world (and all I thought I was doing was
> ripping my CDs, getting a good digital source and buying some nice
> speakers and a good amp - who knew).
>
> 1. If a listener claims an audible difference, then it exists. ("I hear
> it, therefore it is")
> 2. If it exists, any amount of new physics or engineering is plausible
> to explain the audible difference.
> 3. Audible difference is never due to suggestion, placebo perceptiual
> illusion or confirmation bias. Ergo DBT is not required.
> 4. The obligation to refute audible difference is on the skeptic not
> the perceiver.
> 5. All devices, regardless of physical or engineering principles to the
> contray, influence and colour sound.
> 6. There is no known threshold of engineering beyond which changes no
> longer impact sound (corollary of (5))
>
>
Eric, I thoroughly enjoyed your post. Keep it up.
Of course, you must realize that without these principles, there would
be far less for audiophiles to talk about.
Bill
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