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Maybe I should rephrase the question.

Does anybody now make purchasing decisions based solely on specs?

I wonder how many self proclaimed subjectivists other than Mr. Smith would admit to it as well. At least to themselves. My point in bringing this up is that there is a constant drum beat that objectivists only buy on specs. Sorry but I am not a touchy feely kind of guy.

If you originally think you hear a difference only over time to realize that there was none, was there really one in the first place? To me differences exist or do not. If the difference over time really is not there, what is the point of making the purchase? Because you originaly (subjectively) thought that it sounded better? Or did your objective side kick in and tell you that the difference, if not imagined, really wasn't worth the extra 5 large? I do not disagree that something that sounds right can over time be irritating. A tweeter that shows off certain sounds may have a peak that spotlights a certain instrument, only to eventually grate on the ears. How sales people use such higlights to sell product is left for another thread.

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