mikeaj
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In general, one of the big benefits of 3rd party testing, in addition to independent verification, is that the 3rd party may have a different idea of what parameters are important, which tests to run, and so on. If hypothetically some product were designed to meet design specs A, B, and C, the designer may primarily test A, B, and C, find good results for those, and declare success. But maybe metric D sucks?
Well yeah of course. You don't have to be a subjectivist to like the sound of different tube amps, anyhow. Whatever sound you prefer is a personal preference.
S While I admit to being a subjectivist (I'll drink the tube amp Kool-Aid no matter how much distortion nwavguy tells me they produce), surely there's room for both listener emotion and objective measurement in audio ?
Well yeah of course. You don't have to be a subjectivist to like the sound of different tube amps, anyhow. Whatever sound you prefer is a personal preference.