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I have no idea what "subjective accuracy" would even be

Much less how you would gauge it.

It's interesting. You consider subjective preference to be overly vague.I would think that would be the case for "subjective accuracy."

Subjective preference is pretty straight forward as I see it. Two different things being compared. Which one sounds better to you? Boom, there is your preference.

Accuracy is objective by nature. As soon as you apply a subjective judgement to accuracy your assessment becomes less accurate ironically.

AND if I am ever in a position to choose between the perceptual experience of one thing being more "subjectively accurate" but the other sounding subjectively better, I will always go with better. Clear examples. I have heard many masterings of recordings that sounded better than flat hi res digital transfers of the original master tape. So I know which is more accurate. But in just about every case where I have had such transfers I have prefered one mastering or another that was clearly less accurate.


I think accuracy has it's place and value. Particularly these days when we have so much wonderful DSP to tailor the sound. Accuracy is often a great place to start. But for me rarely is the best place to end.

Also when we talk about accuracy we can't talk about it in a vacuum. The first question with accuracy is accuracy to what?

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