Jeff52 wrote: > > > It is interesting to note that one does not see as much subjectivity > when it comes to video related gear. Yes there is some, but not to the > extent of audio stuff. At least with video one may look at a "picture" > and compare that to another "picture" which sort of takes care of those > issues but audio equipment is an entirely different situation and boils > down to "I can hear a difference with this power cable, why can't you?" > Measurements, specifications and the scientific method are irrelevant > and subjectivity is the linchpin.
The visual industry (printing and video) has established references for comparisons. In the printing industry you calibrate to a reference color space. There is a similar process in the video industry. Thus comparisons can be made to the reference. If the colors match the reference, then success can be measured. The audio business does not have a similar reference when reviewing equipment, or at least I am not aware of one. I see some reports do test tones on speakers, i.e. are they flat response, but that seems to be about it. Is it possible for something to pass frequency tone test sweep, but still sound terrible when reproducing music? Most humans are far better at telling differences between visual than sounds! So if we can calibrate the visual, why cant we calibrate the sounds we hear? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Nelson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58158 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97950
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