mlsstl wrote: > I use a tube amp, not because it sounds better, but because I like tube > equipment for aesthetic reasons -- a fondness from building and working > on tube gear over 40 years ago. > > The great irony with most subjectivists is they just can't admit to > themselves, much less anyone else, that subjective factors affect their > judgement. So, you end up with bizarre denials about blind testing, wild > theories about exotic factors affecting sound, and a smug self-assurance > that their golden ears and superior knowledge place them well above the > hoi-polloi when it comes to audio choices.
I think a clearing of the air is in order. I don't know about the other forum members but speaking for myself I have no problems with "subjectivists" who behave as you yourself behave - they are aware of the subjectivity of their beliefs but chose to accept them anyway. What I do have a problem with are subjectivists who declare their beliefs, many of which run completely counter to well proven scientific facts, to be true and refuse to admit that more rigorous testing is needed. The situation is even worse when these subjectivists are "professional" audio reviewers and publish their false beliefs in glossy magazines in order to bring in advertising revenue. Due to these subjectivists who are "professional" audio reviewers over the past few years the audio industry has seen several different trends, none of which have led to any improvement in the sound of digital audio: 1) The asynchronous USB craze - I'm unaware that any human can hear the jitter in regular USB. But that's the least of it since asynchronous USB is also claimed to be superior to coax, toslink and even Ethernet - pure nonsense. 2) the high resolution audio craze - again can anyone consistently hear the difference between high resolution and properly down-sampled standard resolution (down-sampling the high resolution to standard resolution ensures that the same mastering is being used on both versions.) 3) The DSD craze - again, can anyone consistently hear the difference bewtween DSD and PCM? 4) The high end USB cable craze - my personal favorite and a real money maker. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101342 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
