Hi Julf, Julf wrote: > > I think that is a rather simplistic (and somewhat offensive) view of > engineers (in the sense of "a professional practitioner of engineering, > concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity > to develop solutions for technical, social and economic problems" as > opposed to someone who runs a train or twiddles knobs in a studio until > all red lights light up). > I appeared to be channeling Sheldon there, sorry! I mean some people like to see things black and white and do this under the banner of science.
Julf wrote: > > No. But it would be very bad science to throw away the baby with the > bath wather by declaring "there are some issues with listening tests, > thus listening tests are useless". > I agree it would be bad science and I wasn't suggesting that. Julf wrote: > > Do you know of any better ways to avoid perceptual bias (the biggest > single challenge in audio)? > No, which is why I believe blind testing is the best testing...the ONLY testing worth a damn for reaching objective decisions...that we've got. That's different to assuming everything is cut and dried. On a spectrum from skeptical to subjectivist I am very nearly all the way to the skeptical end. But not all the way. Julf wrote: > > And we would probably end up arguing about the choice of music and the > quality of the drink... :) > > OK, I'll get my anorak... LOL! Darren ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97489 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
