Brownstone
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Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum so please excuse me if I'm asking questions about things that have already been settled.
I've been trying to make sense of all the adjectives that people throw around to describe audio equipment performance ("accurate",meaty","smooth",sibilant","neutral","sloppy") and I was asking myself "why don't they just provide some measurements instead of using all these wacky words". I'm used to having to learn a new vocabulary for new hobbies, but usually there are clearly defined words with clearly defined meanings.
So then I stumble into this part of the forum and I run across the words "Objectivist" and "Subjectivist". I don't know if the definitions of these two camps are completely agreed upon, so let me quote from wikipedia for a moment:
Is this correct? Are there people who genuinely think that the human ear is a more sensitive measuring device than test and measurement equipment? Really?
I don't get it, but maybe I'm missing something here..
I've been trying to make sense of all the adjectives that people throw around to describe audio equipment performance ("accurate",meaty","smooth",sibilant","neutral","sloppy") and I was asking myself "why don't they just provide some measurements instead of using all these wacky words". I'm used to having to learn a new vocabulary for new hobbies, but usually there are clearly defined words with clearly defined meanings.
So then I stumble into this part of the forum and I run across the words "Objectivist" and "Subjectivist". I don't know if the definitions of these two camps are completely agreed upon, so let me quote from wikipedia for a moment:
Those who test and evaluate equipment can be roughly divided into two groups: "Objectivists", who believe that all perceivable differences in audio equipment can be explained scientifically through measurement and double-blind listening tests; and the "Subjectivists", who believe that the human ear is capable of hearing details and differences that cannot be directly measured.
Is this correct? Are there people who genuinely think that the human ear is a more sensitive measuring device than test and measurement equipment? Really?
I don't get it, but maybe I'm missing something here..