In Reply to: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? posted by middleground on January 27, 2003 at 19:50:13:
Different audio gear presentations/signatures appeal to/engage/complement different tastes. What is so hard to understand about that?Should all wines be scientifically measured?
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - middleground 19:50:13 01/27/03 (102)
- Re: Why do audiophiles love detail - The Real Question - Audio Audacity 04:35:45 01/30/03 (0)
- I hate science because it left a stain on my carpet. You, however, can go over to Prop Head <nt& - Bosh 20:58:04 01/28/03 (1)
- Just send 'em to the Ghetto, eh? - jj 21:38:03 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - Timbo in Oz 19:23:17 01/28/03 (8)
- Are Established Scientific Methods Too Simplistic for the Complex Nature of Sound and Audio? - Todd Krieger 08:20:16 01/29/03 (3)
- Re: Not necessarily, but - Dave-A 17:31:08 01/31/03 (0)
- Hmmm. - jj 18:28:49 01/29/03 (0)
- Re: Are Established Scientific Methods Too Simplistic for the Complex Nature of Sound and Audio? - middleground 13:10:42 01/29/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - john curl 20:39:20 01/28/03 (0)
- Really now? "type 2 error"??? - jj 20:37:01 01/28/03 (2)
- Re: Really now? "type 2 error"??? - john curl 16:26:07 01/30/03 (1)
- No, John, I don't know better and obviously you don't either. - jj 18:23:43 01/30/03 (0)
- The scientific facts that explain gravity are .... (NT) - Quantum 18:28:27 01/28/03 (0)
- Because who believes in that black art of using mathematics to explain everything. - Da'v 13:41:58 01/28/03 (0)
- Many don't......but we don't necessarily worship them as ......... - newbee 11:08:40 01/28/03 (1)
- Pet Peeve..... - dado5 11:32:56 01/28/03 (0)
- Science has NOTHING to do with high end audio, - and - Sordidman 10:41:45 01/28/03 (8)
- Re: Science has NOTHING to do with high end audio, - and - Audio Audacity 10:34:35 01/30/03 (0)
- Re: Science has NOTHING to do with high end audio, - and - C.B. 11:02:46 01/28/03 (6)
- Dramatic effect..... - Sordidman 11:19:26 01/28/03 (5)
- Re: Dramatic effect..... - C.B. 12:09:26 01/28/03 (3)
- I have nothing but the highest respect for Engineers!! - Sordidman 12:47:40 01/28/03 (2)
- Re: I have nothing but the highest respect for Engineers!! - C.B. 13:54:26 01/28/03 (1)
- Very nice point. You're right, especially in reference - Sordidman 15:15:26 01/28/03 (0)
- Exactly - dado5 11:44:18 01/28/03 (0)
- Could it be because of Thomas Dolby? ... - Jim Smith 09:50:54 01/28/03 (1)
- Still love that album. <nt> - Bosh 20:45:18 01/28/03 (0)
- A poor premise - Gregg 09:36:42 01/28/03 (1)
- "Many of us are scientists and engineers, or are science-oriented." - Maiello 10:29:00 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - ka7niq 09:08:11 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - john curl 20:44:07 01/28/03 (0)
- If I may jump in at the tail end of this discussion.... - C.B. 09:02:05 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: If I may jump in at the tail end of this discussion.... - middleground 13:10:28 01/28/03 (0)
- You're proceeding from a false premise - Rob Doorack 07:27:40 01/28/03 (2)
- Man, Logic. This is what I really hate! ; ) nt - dvb 08:47:50 01/28/03 (0)
- :-) - Sam M 08:01:21 01/28/03 (0)
- Not exactly - BillH 07:17:04 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate sighing? - Muzikmike 06:49:53 01/28/03 (0)
- Measurement, audible differences, and preferences. - Pat D 06:47:04 01/28/03 (3)
- Not a straw man at all. - dado5 07:50:28 01/28/03 (2)
- Every and some (universal and particular) - Pat D 16:22:55 01/28/03 (1)
- Cross purposes... - dado5 10:20:45 01/29/03 (0)
- Is music science? It's not so simple... - Darryl 01/28/0306:29:19 01/28/03 (5)
- "Should all wines be scientifically measured?" - Maiello 06:50:43 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Is music science? It's not so simple... - middleground 06:48:45 01/28/03 (3)
- The wine as analogous to music theory is relevant because .. - jeffrt 08:52:42 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: The wine as analogous to music theory is relevant because .. - middleground 12:49:08 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Is music science? It's not so simple... - Maiello 06:55:19 01/28/03 (0)
- Perhaps because music is about art. (nt) - Langdell 06:01:04 01/28/03 (0)
- Lots of good responses.... - dado5 05:28:56 01/28/03 (0)
- because most have no - chiggy 23:06:11 01/27/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - Tuckers 22:36:09 01/27/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - Steve L. 21:56:34 01/27/03 (1)
- Re: Now you're talking... - Dave-A 22:04:47 01/27/03 (0)
- Re: It's not the science per se.. - Dave-A 21:50:03 01/27/03 (0)
- Re: Why do most present-day audiophiles hate science? - David Spear 21:29:25 01/27/03 (0)
- Why Are Oranges Round?? - Todd Krieger 21:15:02 01/27/03 (5)
- Re: Why Are Oranges Round?? - middleground 05:01:58 01/28/03 (4)
- Nice Admission... - Todd Krieger 07:30:51 01/28/03 (3)
- Re: Nice Admission... - MadJack 10:56:44 01/28/03 (2)
- you postmodernist. - dado5 11:18:04 01/28/03 (1)
- Should that be dada instead of dado? - MadJack 13:27:39 01/28/03 (0)
- from a scientist.... - Sam M 21:13:43 01/27/03 (15)
- Re: from a scientist.... - middleground 05:46:20 01/28/03 (2)
- you missed the point. - Sam M 07:59:55 01/28/03 (0)
- Short answer, no. - dado5 06:22:06 01/28/03 (0)
- Fetishistic science - Genji 05:35:27 01/28/03 (3)
- egg nogg - Maiello 08:19:50 01/28/03 (1)
- You Are Quite Right... - Genji 08:48:38 01/28/03 (0)
- Very good post. - dado5 05:54:40 01/28/03 (0)
- Absolutely true, but... - old geezer 21:48:20 01/27/03 (7)
- Re: Absolutely true, but... - Steve L. 22:03:09 01/27/03 (3)
- No argument there - old geezer 22:22:38 01/27/03 (2)
- Re: No argument there - Steve L. 22:48:55 01/27/03 (1)
- Re: No argument there - middleground 05:57:21 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: I agree, but... - Dave-A 22:00:10 01/27/03 (2)
- Re: I agree, but... - middleground 06:09:39 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: Whoa big fella. - Dave-A 11:49:23 01/28/03 (0)
- It's not just audiophiles - old geezer 20:42:52 01/27/03 (3)
- Boy, I'm really getting old... I'll try again - old geezer 20:51:04 01/27/03 (2)
- Re: Boy, I'm really getting old... I'll try again - middleground 06:17:43 01/28/03 (0)
- Plus it's a lot easier impressing... - R. Hertz 21:11:40 01/27/03 (0)
- what science? - TA 20:37:38 01/27/03 (2)
- Re: what science? - middleground 06:29:20 01/28/03 (1)
- okay - TA 08:41:04 01/28/03 (0)
- sucking the fun out - Rodney Gold 20:27:39 01/27/03 (1)
- Re: sucking the fun out - middleground 06:33:02 01/28/03 (0)
- Ivan and R. Hertz say what needs to be said. nt - Norm 20:15:45 01/27/03 (7)
- I'll try not to take that personally :) [nt] - Ted Smith 20:33:00 01/27/03 (6)
- Ivan is right. - Norm 05:45:15 01/28/03 (1)
- I understand on both counts :) [nt] - Ted Smith 09:57:37 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: I'll try not to take that personally :) [nt] - Ivan303 20:40:18 01/27/03 (3)
- I was kidding, I hope he agrees with me :) [nt] - Ted Smith 20:46:19 01/27/03 (2)
- Re: I was kidding, I hope he agrees with me :) [nt] - Dave-A 21:31:28 01/27/03 (1)
- Re: I was kidding, I hope he agrees with me :) [nt] - middleground 06:35:16 01/28/03 (0)
- I wouldn't put it that way - Ted Smith 20:14:24 01/27/03 (0)
- It's not Science that we dislike... - Ivan303 20:12:58 01/27/03 (4)
- Daniel von Recklinghausen is the source of the remark. (nt) - Eli Duttman 00:09:17 01/28/03 (3)
- Re: Daniel von Recklinghausen is the source of the remark. (nt) - Ivan303 06:17:59 01/28/03 (2)
- Re: Daniel von Recklinghausen is the source of the remark. (nt) - Eli Duttman 17:31:06 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: Daniel von Recklinghausen is the source of the remark. (nt) - Ivan303 06:06:54 01/29/03 (0)
- It's too hard to make science fit. - R. Hertz 20:04:53 01/27/03 (0)
Follow Ups
- Is music science? It's not so simple... - Darryl 01/28/0306:29:19 01/28/03 (5)
- "Should all wines be scientifically measured?" - Maiello 06:50:43 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Is music science? It's not so simple... - middleground 06:48:45 01/28/03 (3)
- The wine as analogous to music theory is relevant because .. - jeffrt 08:52:42 01/28/03 (1)
- Re: The wine as analogous to music theory is relevant because .. - middleground 12:49:08 01/28/03 (0)
- Re: Is music science? It's not so simple... - Maiello 06:55:19 01/28/03 (0)