arnyk wrote: > In what alternative universe? > > Begs the quesiton, why post your perceptions in a public forum? If > there is no presumption that people will comment in them, then to do so > is like standing on top of a mountain surrounded by empty space and > shout your theses. > > > > > False. In reality the steak only tastes better to you. Why is that of > interest to anybody else? > > What you've done is ascribe some general characteristic, namely better > taste to the steak. You comment may be of interest to others who are > looking for tasty steaks. And, steaks can have flavor properties that > are of more general interest such as the taste of a properly-aged but > not rancid steak or one that is tender and has good mouth feel but is > not pasty, mushy, or tough. > > OTOH as stated we don't know what you are looking for in a steak. You > may be looking for a steak that tastes just like the one that your aunt > Marsha served you in 1998. Also, bias affects the flavor of food, often > quite profoundly. My family and I have done a lot of backwoods camping > and found that food that is a joy to taste after a day outside canoeing > and portaging tastes pretty mediocre as a Thanksgiving dinner. > > The bottom line is that a claim that a personal opinion is sacrosanct is > false. It may be sacrosanct or not. > > In the domain of audio, many people have experimented with > bias-controlled testing and found that many components do not audibly > color the sound at all. In the world of steak, this is like a steak that > has no flavor at all. In a reproduction system this is highly desirable > even though it would make a poor steak - and that is where the > comparison breaks down. > > *Preferences are meaningless if there are no differences*, and in audio > no audible differences is not only possible, it is commonplace with many > categories of components and DACs are a common case of that. > > So thanks, for the hearty laughs at your expense with your elaborate > descriptions of your preferences for audio gear that in fact you can't > tell apart by sound quality. But like most people, our interest in that > sort of futile prattle is limited, and enough is enough.
You people are really helping me to understand the type of people who gather here.... Not the type of people I'd normally keep company with.... Very low class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ edwardthern's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106575 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
