Robin Bowes;618158 Wrote: > On 14/03/11 15:22, JezA wrote: > > > > Where else does the experience of music exist if not in your mind? > > I absolutely agree - the enjoyment of music is a cerebral experience. > > However, we're conflating two separate phenomena here, ie. a change to > a > music reproduction system vs. a change in the enjoyment of music > reproduced through that system. > > The effect of the former can be measured. The latter is subjective and > influenced by many factors other than any changes to the reproduction > system. > > R. > Quite correct. The impact of various psychological factors always affects our perceptions, whether we are talking audio, food, or any other human pursuit.
However, people love to think that audio is a special hobby, where normal human influences don't apply, and that they are special people who can float above the trivialities that affect the common folk. ;-) A year or two ago I enjoyed reading Dr. Cordelia Fine's "A Mind Of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives". It's not about audio, but it could be.... -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86298 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
