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RE Your "take-home points" #3

Posted by goldenthal (A) on November 19, 2017 at 16:07:49

In Reply to: An interesting review/interview posted by Charles Hansen on November 15, 2017 at 21:40:20:

Measurements doubtless miss some aspects of listening experience. Nevertheless, measurements can be helpful. For example, if I know that my speaker is very inefficient, I'll avoid wasting time if reliably told that an amplifier advertised as "200 watts" into the relevant impedance actually has been measured as producing only 2 watts (relevant impedance) before clipping. That may be an extreme example. But recently I had occasion to enquire of your favourite cable manufacturer as to the resistance and inductance of one model of their speaker cable -- reasonable, IMO, in light of the length I need (about 60 feet/channel). Their response -- NONE whatsoever.

As-yet undiagnosed effects of (so far as we know) secondary properties may be real, but non-specification of (or refusal to disclose) properties relating to known primary effects render a product "snake oil" for purposes of the market, even if it is, in fact, a "good" product. Reviews without attempts to correlate to measurable, verifiable properties are tantamount to gossip even if I agree with their conclusions (not usually in issue given large variety of products and limited life-span of me). Arguing against measurement is, to me, wrong.

Ducking now.


Jeremy

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