Just a pity that the equally obvious part of my posts that relate to the inherent uncertainty of an individual's subjective observations and their significant capacity for delusion hasn't been absorbed by all too.
Yes, we have clear calibration methods for measurement tools but we have close to nothing akin to "calibration" for the panel of listener.
I find it hard to imagine that we do not all think that way, just some of us apply scientific method at certain times to establish what in our perception is delusion and what has some basis in reality.
That is the reason why blind testing results often need be treated with caution.
Be aware that EH may haunt you for the rest of your stay in diyA because of that single statement.
Be aware that EH may haunt you for the rest of your stay in diyA because of that single statement.
Who is EH??? I have qualified the limitations of blind testing in this thread several times and I welcome any reasoned argument that might help overcome the issues I have cited in this thread.
Since Bob kept his silence, let me introduce EH, our resident vigilant LMDBT enthusiast.
(Once again) I refer to the non-linear nature of our hearing and how any linear process that fails to account for the hysteretic effects emanating, for example, from our ongoing capacity to learn, will be subject to the possibility of error.
Have you got round to experimenting, listening to how different solders sound yet?
Mountainman Bob, keep on truckin! Some of us are continually researching on how to make better audio designs. Nothing is easily discounted, from my experience, and I have more than 50 years of successful audio design experience. Things that I originally discounted, mostly because of engineering prejudice, were found to be important, both sonically (first) and then with measurement. It is my impression that most of my critics here are not audio design engineers, or they would not be so closed to new improvements. Trust your ears! They are really important for audio comparisons.
Hi Evenharmonics,
99% of my work is in recording classical music. So building gear is 99% DIY for me. Designing loudspeakers is 95% hobby, but now and then my ideas get used in commercial speakers by other designers, which is stimulating for me. When designing something for myself (or for friends) I like to go over the top, which would be very difficult when working commercially. Of course one can get quite good gear nowadays for very reasonable prices, but if one likes to get even better results, the ingredients soon get more expensive, which for a mass-market product would be nearly impossible.
So while I can't say that I am in Audio Business, I have no grudge against those that are working in the technical field. There are some black sheep of course, but I have come to appreciate a lot of technical guys over the years. Some are more objectivist and some more subjectivist in their approach, but IMHO the best designers float somewhere in the middle ground. No matter where they stand, they usually take their job seriously, and their task is not always easy with the market being small and the commercial restraints always present.
I do understand your frustration with the audiophile PR world. There is a lot of BS in adds, magazines etc., and the expensive casing is where often the most money has gone into. Still, that does not keep me from respecting most designers out there, and those that do visit this forum are usually of the more honest breed IMHO.
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