rgro;684692 Wrote: > "True. Do what floats your boat. But don't foist off voodoo science on > unsuspecting newbies looking to use a SB Touch in their music system as > "required mods to get the best out of your Touch." > > First of all, I agree with both of these. But, and I ask this in all > seriousness: > > Can one or both of you tell me what exactly is considered "voodoo > science"? Is "I tried XXXX in my Touch and my music sounds better now" > defined as voodoo science? > > Since I see a lot of this sort of thing and, due to my vast lack of > knowledge in this field, I'm often totally confused by the responses. > It seems that some folks consider this type of statetment as just one > individual's opinion (the "try it, YMMV idea) and others see it and > react as if it were heresy/voodoo science (the "without DBT and/or > published, peer-reveiwed research, etc. to back it up then it should > not be stated at all" idea). > > Is it more in HOW it's stated (as in "this'll change your life/you MUST > do this!!"), or is it just the notion that anything at all that is > stated without objective substantiation is, by definition, categorized > as voodoo? > > I get that there are some things that just fly completely in the face > of current physics and acoustical science. But it'd sure be nice for > us numpties to have some objective measure of what's generally > considered merely opinion (and left at that), what's generally > considered total b.s., and what is considered "good" science! Thanks.
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