Should a designer/builder use both measurements and listening when building?

woodturner-fran · 28th June 2011, 12:39 PM

There it is: in your opinion, should you use both measurements and listening when designing and building audio equipment? Yes or No....

wintermute · 28th June 2011, 12:41 PM

Yes. Fran I don't think the pole worked...

Tony.

woodturner-fran · 28th June 2011, 12:42 PM

Working now - I'm slow cos I'm on a phone here...

SY · 28th June 2011, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wintermute

Yes. Fran I don't think the pole worked...

Tony.

How about the zero?

DF96 · 28th June 2011, 01:06 PM

He might have been referring to the pole carrying his telephone wire.

I'm not certain this is a sensible question. Almost everyone, apart from the loony fringe on both sides, will vote yes but this does not mean that they all agree. So in a few days time we can say that 97% (or whatever) believe that both listening and measuring are important so this is the end of the debate? I have decided not to vote.

wintermute · 01:10 PM

Perhaps I should remove my comment

There was *no* pole when I made it! and we are off topic in the first four responses

Fran any problem with deleting these four posts? edit: man I'm slow tonight.... need to go to bed... repeat 50 times poll poll poll....

Tony.

marce · 28th June 2011, 01:08 PM

I dont see how one could design anything if you didn't get some metrics for future reference. For communication equipement various modified rhyme tests are done to determine audiobility.

SY · 28th June 2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DF96

He might have been referring to the pole carrying his telephone wire.

Wladislaw?

DF96 · 28th June 2011, 02:52 PM

I don't know. Telegraph poles here in the UK don't carry names (Polish or otherwise).

I'm pleased to see that our new moderator has just realised why we are pulling his leg. I was a bit concerned before his edit to post #6 - surely moderators have to have a HUGE sense of humour in order to cope with us lot?

SY · 28th June 2011, 03:02 PM

I wouldn't worry about Tony- we've been toughening his ego by repeated beatings.

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28th June 2011, 12:39 PM	#1
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	Should a designer/builder use both measurements and listening when building? There it is: in your opinion, should you use both measurements and listening when designing and building audio equipment? Yes or No....

28th June 2011, 12:41 PM	#2
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	Yes. Fran I don't think the pole worked... Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos

28th June 2011, 01:07 PM	#6
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	Perhaps I should remove my comment There was no pole when I made it! and we are off topic in the first four responses Fran any problem with deleting these four posts? edit: man I'm slow tonight.... need to go to bed... repeat 50 times poll poll poll.... Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos Last edited by wintermute; 28th June 2011 at 01:10 PM. Reason: had a duh moment...

28th June 2011, 03:02 PM	#10
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicagoland Blog Entries: 1	I wouldn't worry about Tony- we've been toughening his ego by repeated beatings. __________________ If there's a sucker born every minute, where do the rest of them come from?


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28th June 2011, 12:42 PM	#3
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	Working now - I'm slow cos I'm on a phone here...

28th June 2011, 01:06 PM	#5
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	He might have been referring to the pole carrying his telephone wire. I'm not certain this is a sensible question. Almost everyone, apart from the loony fringe on both sides, will vote yes but this does not mean that they all agree. So in a few days time we can say that 97% (or whatever) believe that both listening and measuring are important so this is the end of the debate? I have decided not to vote.

28th June 2011, 01:08 PM	#7
marce diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blackburn, Lancs	I dont see how one could design anything if you didn't get some metrics for future reference. For communication equipement various modified rhyme tests are done to determine audiobility.

28th June 2011, 02:52 PM	#9
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	I don't know. Telegraph poles here in the UK don't carry names (Polish or otherwise). I'm pleased to see that our new moderator has just realised why we are pulling his leg. I was a bit concerned before his edit to post #6 - surely moderators have to have a HUGE sense of humour in order to cope with us lot?

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