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I am reading all the posts and threads are made on this sub-forum, now the bigger question is, why do we think about science when:
"Reality is merely our perception of the world around us." -synaesthetic
And other comments on some of us suggest that 'experience/perception >>> science.' Like one member on my other thread suggests us to just come to some mini-meets and just listen to change our opinions. There is little space for science on audiophile area. The claim is plain simple: "forget the science and just listen."
But here is one problem for such claim. Without science, the whole audio thing is just impossible to exist.
All the laws of physics, which usually debunk all of unscientific claims, are also ones make ALL of audio equipments possible to exist.
The recording, transducer and amplification -three most biggest concepts in audio, are just pure science.
Vacuum tubes and transistors are coming from science; without the knowledge of thermo physics and electronics, tubes do not exist at the first time. Do we need to remind ourselves that the first patent for a transistor is made by a physicist? As you see, the main core of audio and listening is based on science. Without science, all of our listening experience and pleasure would not exist at all.
Transformers? science. Electronics? science. Waves? science. With the knowledge from science, we understand concepts and build speakers and amplifiers based on science. I think too many people forget this fact.
Now, my question is, how can we possibly ignore science on audio field when the very basic core of audio itself is made of pure science? How can we talk about a thing without mentioning and applying the core of the thing?
"Reality is merely our perception of the world around us." -synaesthetic
And other comments on some of us suggest that 'experience/perception >>> science.' Like one member on my other thread suggests us to just come to some mini-meets and just listen to change our opinions. There is little space for science on audiophile area. The claim is plain simple: "forget the science and just listen."
But here is one problem for such claim. Without science, the whole audio thing is just impossible to exist.
All the laws of physics, which usually debunk all of unscientific claims, are also ones make ALL of audio equipments possible to exist.
The recording, transducer and amplification -three most biggest concepts in audio, are just pure science.
Vacuum tubes and transistors are coming from science; without the knowledge of thermo physics and electronics, tubes do not exist at the first time. Do we need to remind ourselves that the first patent for a transistor is made by a physicist? As you see, the main core of audio and listening is based on science. Without science, all of our listening experience and pleasure would not exist at all.
Transformers? science. Electronics? science. Waves? science. With the knowledge from science, we understand concepts and build speakers and amplifiers based on science. I think too many people forget this fact.
Now, my question is, how can we possibly ignore science on audio field when the very basic core of audio itself is made of pure science? How can we talk about a thing without mentioning and applying the core of the thing?