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In Reply to: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? posted by middleground on January 27, 2003 at 19:50:13:
I think the main reason is that many people who label themselves "scientists" base their judgments of audio quality on a relatively small number of objective measurements such as frequency response, WPC, THD, IMD, damping factor, etc. They then state that an audio component that meets certain minimum standards for these measurements has been proven to be "perfect" and that anyone who claims that another component sounds better is simply imagining things.The problem is that these measurements may not fully reflect the way the component actually sounds. It would be like trying to evaluate a car's performance based ONLY on weight, horsepower, torque, 0-60 time, braking distance, and skidpad results. Sure, such information can be useful, but two cars that give the same results in these standard tests may differ in significant ways that are not reflected in the numbers.
Just as the only way to really judge how a car handles is to drive it, the only way to really judge how an audio component sounds is to listen to it.
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