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In Reply to: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. posted by peppy m. on January 3, 2023 at 12:45:34:
tomservo (of Danley Sound Labs) has promoted the use of "generational recordings" to evaluate speaker quality.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 23:03:38 01/2/23 (169)
- 156 responses so far and counting... - Ivan303 07:49:28 01/9/23 (0)
- Misuse of subjective/objective is never going to happen - Jay Buridan 11:53:25 01/8/23 (7)
- Is an apple red if nobody is looking at it? Nt - geoffkait 13:05:16 01/8/23 (3)
- RE: Is an apple red if nobody is looking at it? Nt - tomservo 13:33:19 01/8/23 (2)
- I'm pretty sure your example begged the question - Jay Buridan 06:50:07 01/10/23 (1)
- How is that begging the question? - Analog Scott 12:03:31 01/10/23 (0)
- "Each is the sound of one hand clapping" if you're talking the no sound you'd be correct - Story 12:00:01 01/8/23 (2)
- Mum's the word - Jay Buridan 06:55:00 01/10/23 (1)
- RE: Mum's the word - Story 07:26:55 01/10/23 (0)
- Toole & Oliver are about statistically compiling subjective preferences ... - Feanor 04:50:27 01/6/23 (40)
- RE: Toole & Oliver are about statistically compiling subjective preferences ... - hahax@verizon.net 10:12:46 01/8/23 (5)
- To me that's a red flag - Analog Scott 13:54:11 01/8/23 (4)
- But then, there's the other problem. - peppy m. 08:43:06 01/10/23 (3)
- absolutely - Analog Scott 12:05:38 01/10/23 (0)
- Good doesn't mean anything. Good is the enemy of the best. Nt - geoffkait 08:56:54 01/10/23 (1)
- In the minds of some, perhaps. (nt - peppy m. 09:14:21 01/10/23 (0)
- RE: Toole & Oliver are about statistically compiling subjective preferences ... - geoffkait 05:32:10 01/6/23 (33)
- Toole's research at the NRC long preceded his work at Harman, and was not a marketing ploy - Brian H P 16:08:48 01/10/23 (3)
- Logical fallacy alert! - geoffkait 17:18:38 01/10/23 (2)
- "Enjoyment" is a subjective phenomenon, and not meaningless to those who experience it - Brian H P 13:19:08 01/11/23 (1)
- Reminds me of Pleasantville, everything is pleasant, in a black and white kind of way. - geoffkait 14:12:34 01/11/23 (0)
- RE: Toole & Oliver are about statistically compiling subjective preferences ... - tomservo 14:57:59 01/6/23 (20)
- Agree that a downward sloping FR curve sounds better - Feanor 06:26:11 01/7/23 (3)
- RE: Agree that a downward sloping FR curve sounds better - geoffkait 08:29:57 01/7/23 (2)
- RE: Agree that a downward sloping FR curve sounds better - tomservo 09:00:49 01/7/23 (1)
- RE: Agree that a downward sloping FR curve sounds better - geoffkait 09:57:07 01/7/23 (0)
- May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - Analog Scott 18:02:37 01/6/23 (12)
- RE: May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - hahax@verizon.net 10:22:42 01/8/23 (1)
- RE: May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - Analog Scott 16:05:44 01/8/23 (0)
- RE: May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - tomservo 07:46:35 01/7/23 (3)
- RE: May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - geoffkait 13:36:39 01/8/23 (0)
- RE: May have been so 30 years ago. Not now - Analog Scott 05:15:10 01/8/23 (0)
- Enlightening, appreciative the quality, lot to digest - Edp 23:13:03 01/7/23 (0)
- True, but there remains the issues of dispersion and distortion - Feanor 06:31:43 01/7/23 (1)
- RE: True, but there remains the issues of dispersion and distortion - Analog Scott 04:56:03 01/8/23 (0)
- BTW, there's a new Yuja thread over in Classical - Chris from Lafayette 19:14:06 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: BTW, there's a new Yuja thread over in Classical - tomservo 08:55:24 01/7/23 (0)
- Ahem. . . as I was saying elsewhere in this thread. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:11:00 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: Ahem. . . as I was saying elsewhere in this thread. . . - Analog Scott 21:32:49 01/6/23 (0)
- "Frequency response is the dominant audible property of loudspeakers." - geoffkait 15:40:28 01/6/23 (2)
- RE: "Frequency response is the dominant audible property of loudspeakers." - tomservo 17:17:15 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: "Frequency response is the dominant audible property of loudspeakers." - geoffkait 05:08:09 01/7/23 (0)
- But one could easily show that you also work by marketing ploy - Edp 09:56:44 01/6/23 (7)
- I never said marketing ploys were bad, silly. - geoffkait 11:07:04 01/6/23 (6)
- Award winning backstroke - Edp 11:33:17 01/6/23 (5)
- Ed, you're up against the "nicest guy in high school" award winner - Story 12:36:27 01/6/23 (3)
- That's weird, I always pictured you in a dress. Nt - geoffkait 13:21:55 01/6/23 (2)
- Something wrong with wearing both types of clothing ? - peppy m. 14:52:38 01/6/23 (0)
- you gotta stop coming on to me Geoff, I'm not that kind of girl - Story 14:40:02 01/6/23 (0)
- Reading comprehension fail - geoffkait 11:57:49 01/6/23 (0)
- Is it time for Rodney King? - mlsstl 09:27:01 01/5/23 (0)
- RE: Isn't time we stopped... - B. Scarpia 18:06:35 01/4/23 (8)
- RE: Isn't time we stopped... - DustyC 08:22:15 01/5/23 (7)
- What would you like to talk about? - geoffkait 08:43:03 01/5/23 (6)
- RE: What would you like to talk about? - DustyC 13:12:39 01/5/23 (4)
- Nothing? - geoffkait 13:34:19 01/5/23 (3)
- RE: Something meaningful to all, like... - B. Scarpia 08:50:15 01/5/23 (0)
- Pseudo-Science - Goober58 15:59:59 01/4/23 (1)
- RE: Pseudo-Science - chocolate_lover 16:35:38 01/4/23 (0)
- Isn't it time we stop abusing subjectivists and objectivist? - tomservo 12:22:19 01/4/23 (1)
- Have you checked this out yet? - Analog Scott 19:50:51 01/4/23 (0)
- "Both actual scientists who are advocates of using scientific protocols" - geoffkait 10:41:24 01/4/23 (0)
- Agreed. We are all a little bit of both. - Ozzie 08:20:06 01/4/23 (1)
- RE: Agreed. We are all a little bit of both. - Analog Scott 15:45:03 01/4/23 (0)
- Well, looks like it worked. nt - ghost of olddude55 05:32:53 01/4/23 (3)
- not really. Looks like some folks missed the ;-) part nt - Analog Scott 18:09:38 01/4/23 (0)
- Getting a LOT more attention than the "Being Immersed in Music" thread... - musetap 11:02:05 01/4/23 (1)
- Now we're being immersed in something else. Nt - geoffkait 12:14:58 01/4/23 (0)
- It comes down to whether or not you believe only things in the signal path affect the sound. - geoffkait 03:54:51 01/4/23 (24)
- If subconscious forces are as powerful as you claim they are... - peppy m. 08:54:22 01/10/23 (0)
- Did your objectivist side or your subjectivist side reach those conclusions? - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 17:53:28 01/4/23 (7)
- You're getting colder - geoffkait 04:59:32 01/5/23 (6)
- RE: You're getting colder - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 13:05:16 01/5/23 (5)
- Excuse me?! - geoffkait 14:25:55 01/5/23 (4)
- RE: Excuse me?! - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 19:30:26 01/5/23 (3)
- RE: Excuse me?! - geoffkait 02:45:57 01/6/23 (2)
- RE: Excuse me?! - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 12:38:24 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: Excuse me?! - geoffkait 13:24:48 01/6/23 (0)
- Please provide a list of things that do not make a system sound bad. - peppy m. 15:54:33 01/4/23 (10)
- "Is everything bad for the sound?" - geoffkait 16:14:07 01/4/23 (9)
- OTOH. . . - Chris from Lafayette 17:41:38 01/4/23 (8)
- I see what you mean - geoffkait 05:05:12 01/5/23 (7)
- RE: "these subconscious mental states" - Sounds like what is called "autism" elsewhere. - peppy m. 09:07:11 01/5/23 (6)
- You're getting colder. Nt - geoffkait 09:24:57 01/5/23 (5)
- I know, I know. But putting clothing on might disturb the sound. (nt - peppy m. 09:30:06 01/5/23 (4)
- You're a sick little monkey. :-) - geoffkait 09:34:53 01/5/23 (3)
- He may be "a sick little monkey", but he could be on to something! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:58:51 01/5/23 (2)
- Monkey see, monkey do ! - peppy m. 15:33:34 01/7/23 (0)
- I never said he wasn't on something. Nt - geoffkait 12:04:57 01/5/23 (0)
- Good points geoff - Chris from Lafayette 13:23:16 01/4/23 (3)
- RE: Good points geoff - geoffkait 13:55:03 01/4/23 (0)
- But there are "special tweaks" for that ;-) - AbeCollins 13:36:57 01/4/23 (1)
- You mean the scary ones? - geoffkait 13:43:57 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Krav Maga 21:27:18 01/3/23 (6)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 00:49:11 01/4/23 (5)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - 91derlust 01:32:21 01/4/23 (4)
- dang! good catch - Analog Scott 18:17:31 01/4/23 (3)
- RE: dang! good catch - Inmate51 19:29:55 01/4/23 (2)
- RE: dang! good catch - geoffkait 05:12:44 01/5/23 (0)
- now you're just piling on.... - Analog Scott 19:53:10 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Tre' 19:14:17 01/3/23 (4)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 19:35:43 01/3/23 (3)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Tre' 06:37:01 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Rod M 20:00:37 01/3/23 (1)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 21:14:44 01/3/23 (0)
- This mean we're done arguing about absolute polarity?... - musetap 16:39:58 01/3/23 (4)
- There is a bunch of things we could debate but the group is burned out on them - geoffkait 09:34:32 01/4/23 (2)
- We could debate whether debating OR arguing subjects is preferable... - musetap 12:44:58 01/4/23 (1)
- They're the same thing - geoffkait 04:20:42 01/8/23 (0)
- RE: This mean we're done arguing about absolute polarity?... - Todd Krieger 02:09:28 01/4/23 (0)
- Because of how you have tailored your definitions, it distorts the discussion - Rzado 16:17:00 01/3/23 (1)
- OK...OK....an interesting post - Analog Scott 18:45:37 01/3/23 (0)
- Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - peppy m. 12:45:34 01/3/23 (7)
- Not exactly the same, but... - E-Stat 01/3/2314:28:38 01/3/23 (0)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Analog Scott 14:16:25 01/3/23 (5)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Krav Maga 19:33:00 01/4/23 (1)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Analog Scott 21:50:24 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Krav Maga 19:33:38 01/3/23 (2)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Inmate51 21:19:13 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Compare source signal input with loudspeaker output at the listening position. - Analog Scott 21:21:49 01/3/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Todd Krieger 12:41:19 01/3/23 (1)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 15:06:19 01/3/23 (0)
- how much do they pay? - Story 11:57:00 01/3/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Inmate51 10:48:24 01/3/23 (1)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Analog Scott 15:41:42 01/3/23 (0)
- RE: Such Nonsense! - Mel 10:38:47 01/3/23 (17)
- You must understand - E-Stat 12:37:09 01/3/23 (14)
- RE: You must understand - Analog Scott 12:45:49 01/3/23 (13)
- Happy New Year! - E-Stat 14:24:29 01/3/23 (12)
- RE: Happy New Year! - Inmate51 10:45:41 01/4/23 (11)
- RE: Happy New Year! - Mel 10:38:48 01/5/23 (5)
- RE: Happy New Year! - Analog Scott 16:20:34 01/5/23 (0)
- An Important Point? - Inmate51 12:13:49 01/5/23 (3)
- Specifi tone is not the only character involved - E-Stat 14:27:59 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: Specifi tone is not the only character involved - Analog Scott 21:57:35 01/6/23 (0)
- RE: An Important Point? - Analog Scott 16:21:54 01/5/23 (0)
- RE: Happy New Year! - Analog Scott 18:15:05 01/4/23 (4)
- Of Microphones and Sound - Inmate51 11:39:45 01/5/23 (0)
- HP may have been well intended - Steve O 08:35:03 01/5/23 (2)
- A bit more than that... - E-Stat 14:03:19 01/6/23 (1)
- RE: A bit more than that... - Analog Scott 22:54:48 01/6/23 (0)
- RE: Such Nonsense! - Analog Scott 12:12:44 01/3/23 (1)
- Use of bad language and ad hominem attacks is not really a good way to win arguments. Nt - geoffkait 12:22:41 01/3/23 (0)
- Ain't nothin' pure in this world ? (nt - peppy m. 10:17:36 01/3/23 (0)
- nope, I'm against it. - LtMandella 09:34:34 01/3/23 (0)
- I think each INDIVIDUAL can have his or her own "absolute sound" reference, but that personal - MWE 08:01:21 01/3/23 (0)
- Actually - E-Stat 06:49:07 01/3/23 (0)
- RE: Something for us to argue about :-) Isn't it time we stop misusing "subjectivist" and "objectivist"? - Ivan303 06:25:49 01/3/23 (0)
- You can't debunk something that's not bunk. - geoffkait 04:12:14 01/3/23 (16)
- Got a source for that "quote"? - Steve O 05:52:56 01/3/23 (15)
- Daniel Drasin - -æ- 07:35:41 01/3/23 (2)
- Found it . . . Unclear so far that it supports Geoff (nt) - Steve O 07:41:20 01/3/23 (1)
- Informed skepticism vs uninformed pseudo-skepticism - geoffkait 14:31:57 01/4/23 (0)
- RE: Got a source for that "quote"? - geoffkait 06:03:42 01/3/23 (11)
- So . . . - Steve O 07:01:34 01/3/23 (10)
- It's a rhetorical statement - geoffkait 09:15:53 01/3/23 (9)
- "promising fields of inquiry" Is not a rhetorical statement - Steve O 09:25:34 01/3/23 (8)
- Fair enough - geoffkait 11:43:59 01/3/23 (7)
- With your most recent edit - Steve O 16:42:06 01/3/23 (6)
- The article I quoted was written 30 years ago. Hel-loo! Nt - geoffkait 17:45:28 01/3/23 (2)
- And?????? - Steve O 18:38:03 01/3/23 (1)
- Those "promising fields of inquiry" were not as fully investigated as they are today. Nt - geoffkait 02:54:46 01/4/23 (0)
- Why would anyone respond to comments I deleted? Nt - geoffkait 17:01:39 01/3/23 (2)
- Because had I the time to respond when I first read it - Steve O 18:37:05 01/3/23 (1)
- You never put your toe in the same stream twice - geoffkait 05:51:20 01/4/23 (0)
- Good points, Scott! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:47:40 01/3/23 (0)
Follow Ups
- Not exactly the same, but... - E-Stat 01/3/2314:28:38 01/3/23 (0)