cliveb wrote: > This is getting out of hand. Let me try and draw an analogy. > > The way that different people subjectively react to sound > characteristics is like the way that men react to women. In an objective > sense there is little to choose between, say, Scarlett Johansson and > Natalie Portman. They are both beautiful ladies - neither is prettier > than the other in any kind of scientific way. But I bet every > red-blooded male will have a preference for one over the other, and will > probably express such a preference in an unjustifiably overstated > manner. > > Thus it is with audio. Once you get to the high-end, differences are not > formally meaningful; they can only appeal to a particular listener's > personal taste.
Lovely analogy Clive, you've made the discussion more 'interesting'. I would however say that the measurable "attributes" of each lady would be very significantly different (everything from physical, vocal, intellect to personality) compared to the single attribute of *sonic* differences of gear which is mainly what we are arguing about, right? No matter how you slice it, the measurable objective sonic difference between good DAC's are miniscule compared to differences between these lovely ladies. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98249 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
