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In Reply to: RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? posted by kerr on April 23, 2008 at 11:55:43:
Well, then we have a problem don't we? Here is something to move the discussion along"The scientific method conducts empirical research in such a way that it is without bias, is repeatable, and withstands the scrutiny of the scientific community. The opposite of the scientific method would be knowledge gained by testimonials.A testimonial would be where observations are made under non-controlled conditions "
Now would you classify audiophile experiences as empirical observations or testimonials?
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Questions to AJinFLA (no joke). - carcass93 11:06:11 04/22/08 (170)
- Question to carcass93 (no joke). - AJinFLA 14:03:41 04/22/08 (158)
- RE: Question to carcass93 (no joke). - Todd Krieger 23:13:27 04/22/08 (2)
- Yes, of course. Shame could be the reason he is afraid to list it - AJinFLA 16:03:26 04/23/08 (0)
- RE: Question to carcass93 (no joke). - kerr 05:58:54 04/23/08 (0)
- My impression after this exchange is that... - carcass93 14:50:13 04/22/08 (5)
- I am under no obligation to answer Trolls - AJinFLA 03:03:31 04/23/08 (0)
- Absolutely 100% Correct Determination - thetubeguy1954 17:25:51 04/22/08 (3)
- "He's worse than Soundmind ever was." Oh, BURN! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:25:42 04/24/08 (0)
- Yep. unfortunately I guess dealing with garbage like that is unavoidable... - carcass93 07:34:18 04/23/08 (1)
- He's A Perfect Example Of GIGO In Action! - thetubeguy1954 18:10:35 04/23/08 (0)
- Answer - carcass93 14:21:35 04/22/08 (148)
- RE: Answer - AJinFLA 14:33:34 04/22/08 (147)
- Sorry to disappoint you... I really don't see any reason to be more specific. N/T - carcass93 14:39:29 04/22/08 (146)
- There is only one reason - AJinFLA 14:52:21 04/22/08 (145)
- While I don't understand - E-Stat 16:14:31 04/22/08 (14)
- Oh but you do understand, as do I. He is either a Troll with no system - AJinFLA 03:19:21 04/23/08 (12)
- RE: Oh but you do understand, as do I. He is either a Troll with no system - morricab 06:39:50 04/23/08 (11)
- F'ing crazy? - AJinFLA 16:17:58 04/23/08 (7)
- RE: F'ing crazy? - morricab 04:10:36 04/24/08 (6)
- RE: F'ing crazy? - theaudiohobby 16:15:22 04/25/08 (5)
- RE: F'ing crazy? - morricab 02:35:03 04/28/08 (4)
- Does that render you immune to cognitive biases in respect of audio? - AJinFLA 09:24:19 04/28/08 (3)
- RE: Does that render you immune to cognitive biases in respect of audio? - morricab 12:15:28 04/28/08 (1)
- You're wasting your time with couple of nut jobs. - carcass93 08:29:04 04/29/08 (0)
- RE: Does that render you immune to cognitive biases in respect of audio? - theaudiohobby 10:50:27 04/28/08 (0)
- Even more funny is that - bjh 14:26:35 04/23/08 (2)
- RE: Even more funny is that - morricab 04:15:06 04/24/08 (1)
- Well ... - bjh 09:40:02 04/24/08 (0)
- I'm inclined to give some freedom to AJinFLA's creativity, that's why. - carcass93 20:23:36 04/22/08 (0)
- That's funny - Analog Scott 15:15:44 04/22/08 (125)
- Funny? - AJinFLA 03:30:17 04/23/08 (7)
- I've been great - Analog Scott 05:57:32 04/23/08 (6)
- Salma Hayak ...mmmm..yummy - AJinFLA 16:34:37 04/23/08 (5)
- RE: Salma Hayak ...mmmm..yummy - Analog Scott 17:15:37 04/23/08 (4)
- Ella? - thetubeguy1954 18:23:02 04/23/08 (1)
- That is her - Analog Scott 20:26:52 04/23/08 (0)
- She was more facinated by my life long abstinence from drugs and alcohol - AJinFLA 17:41:42 04/23/08 (1)
- You could claim to be a born again alcoholic who accomplished the Three-Step Process - Richard BassNut Greene 08:59:21 04/24/08 (0)
- In all fairness - E-Stat 16:29:17 04/22/08 (116)
- RE: In all fairness - AJinFLA 03:25:53 04/23/08 (115)
- Technical knowledge? - E-Stat 05:46:51 04/23/08 (114)
- So the everrude motor known as Tyyra is gone? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:51:40 04/24/08 (2)
- She went from here to TV, after being a supermodel - kerr 09:48:30 04/24/08 (1)
- Another Corey Greenberg! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:34:10 04/25/08 (0)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 05:56:12 04/23/08 (110)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 07:44:41 04/23/08 (109)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - morricab 04:19:03 04/24/08 (2)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - morricab 04:30:16 04/24/08 (1)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 04:44:33 04/24/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - rick_m 08:47:13 04/23/08 (39)
- "Enjoy it in secret. Better sound with less criticism." A good rule indeed. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:45:52 04/24/08 (0)
- Experience (observation) - AJinFLA 16:47:57 04/23/08 (12)
- shouldn't be too hard to hear a frozen photo - Analog Scott 20:01:22 04/24/08 (0)
- RE: Experience (observation) - rick_m 18:00:55 04/23/08 (10)
- Chupacabra - thetubeguy1954 18:32:04 04/23/08 (9)
- RE: Chupacabra - rick_m 19:06:44 04/23/08 (6)
- It's classed as a cryptid or Unidentified Mysterious Animal - Pat D 05:51:12 04/24/08 (5)
- As I said... - kerr 09:45:08 04/24/08 (0)
- Another Idiotic Assumption Pat D Made About Me! - thetubeguy1954 09:35:22 04/24/08 (3)
- "Being the uninformed idiot he is, Pat-D-Cake continually mistakenly speaks about my beliefs " - Richard BassNut Greene 13:46:00 04/25/08 (1)
- RE: "Being the uninformed idiot he is, Pat-D-Cake continually mistakenly speaks about my beliefs " - Pat D 16:15:28 04/27/08 (0)
- I'm just following your rules. (nt) - Pat D 08:07:43 04/25/08 (0)
- RE: Chupacabra - kerr 19:01:03 04/23/08 (1)
- Chupacapocus! (nt) - Pat D 07:11:12 05/16/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - theaudiohobby 11:24:37 04/23/08 (24)
- A classic case of attacking anecdotal evidence with anecdotal evidence - Analog Scott 14:38:14 04/23/08 (2)
- Scott, where are Jon Risch's tests again? (nt) - AJinFLA 16:36:33 04/23/08 (1)
- odd question - Analog Scott 17:17:11 04/23/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - rick_m 14:06:41 04/23/08 (10)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - morricab 04:24:42 04/24/08 (9)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - rick_m 08:14:53 04/24/08 (8)
- Is this the key to the blind testing problem? - Tony Lauck 14:12:01 04/24/08 (3)
- RE: Is this the key to the blind testing problem? - morricab 02:40:31 04/28/08 (0)
- As they used to say on TV, "Verrrrry interesting." nt - clarkjohnsen 09:56:37 04/25/08 (0)
- RE: Is this the key to the blind testing problem? - rick_m 15:28:04 04/24/08 (0)
- Totally agree re: "frequency response variations". Those, and white noise, fade into the background. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:10:46 04/24/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - morricab 08:28:33 04/24/08 (2)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - rick_m 09:20:21 04/24/08 (1)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - morricab 02:41:38 04/28/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - kerr 11:55:43 04/23/08 (9)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - theaudiohobby 04/23/0814:52:14 04/23/08 (5)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - kerr 17:43:05 04/23/08 (0)
- "Now would you classify audiophile experiences as empirical observations or testimonials?" - Analog Scott 15:50:23 04/23/08 (3)
- I once got kicked in the testimonials -- boy did that hurt (nt) - Richard BassNut Greene 08:36:11 04/24/08 (0)
- "The poor fools no little about real science." - AJinFLA 16:52:01 04/23/08 (1)
- thank you for the correction - Analog Scott 17:19:43 04/23/08 (0)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - thetubeguy1954 14:01:16 04/23/08 (2)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - kerr 10:01:19 04/24/08 (0)
- "'Objectivists'... have their own version of what empirical means here @ PHP." Of course they do! They must nt - clarkjohnsen 08:49:16 04/24/08 (0)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 08:37:54 04/23/08 (65)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 11:10:29 04/23/08 (59)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 11:41:47 04/23/08 (58)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 15:11:35 04/23/08 (57)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 17:36:34 04/23/08 (56)
- Here ya go: Subjectivists claim, objectivists proclaim. The former, mildly, the latter, loudly. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:21:53 04/24/08 (3)
- "... the latter, loudly." And usually incorrectly. - kerr 10:13:00 04/24/08 (2)
- Now you're making pretty big assumption - but we'll never know... - carcass93 12:15:41 04/24/08 (1)
- My theory - kerr 12:30:12 04/24/08 (0)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 22:59:15 04/23/08 (51)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 04:42:14 04/24/08 (50)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 10:58:43 04/24/08 (49)
- I'm pretty sure you've read the referenced source this far: - carcass93 12:38:45 04/24/08 (2)
- Yeah it makes sense and reminds me the world is flat. - Ugly 16:20:30 04/25/08 (1)
- RE: Thanks for providing an excellent example -nt - theaudiohobby 12:38:37 04/26/08 (0)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - kerr 12:21:07 04/24/08 (45)
- RE: Technical knowledge? - theaudiohobby 03:47:19 04/25/08 (44)
- Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - kerr 04:45:04 04/25/08 (43)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - theaudiohobby 09:40:11 04/25/08 (42)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - kerr 10:47:14 04/25/08 (41)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - theaudiohobby 11:32:17 04/25/08 (40)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - kerr 13:01:41 04/25/08 (39)
- Long-term DBT example - andy_c 17:52:32 04/25/08 (23)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 18:17:53 04/25/08 (22)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 18:35:48 04/25/08 (21)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 13:32:19 04/26/08 (19)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 14:41:26 04/26/08 (18)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - morricab 04:01:33 04/28/08 (12)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 08:54:48 04/28/08 (11)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - morricab 04:13:50 04/29/08 (1)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 07:44:10 04/30/08 (0)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 14:22:42 04/28/08 (8)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 15:33:25 04/28/08 (7)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 18:11:43 04/28/08 (6)
- Aargh!!! This is going off the page to the right!!! :-) - andy_c 21:02:07 04/28/08 (5)
- RE: Aargh!!! This is going off the page to the right!!! :-) - rick_m 22:21:38 04/28/08 (4)
- RE: Aargh!!! This is going off the page to the right!!! :-) - morricab 04:22:52 04/29/08 (3)
- RE: Aargh!!! This is going off the page to the right!!! :-) - rick_m 09:51:50 04/29/08 (2)
- RE: Aargh!!! This is going off the page to the right!!! :-) - andy_c 11:23:55 04/29/08 (1)
- Great! Thanks Andy. -nt - rick_m 11:39:48 04/29/08 (0)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 16:25:48 04/26/08 (4)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - andy_c 17:39:05 04/26/08 (3)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 21:30:19 04/26/08 (2)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - AJinFLA 18:19:48 04/27/08 (1)
- RE: Long-term DBT example - rick_m 19:57:25 04/27/08 (0)
- Hey, thanks! - rick_m 19:01:45 04/25/08 (0)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - theaudiohobby 13:25:09 04/25/08 (14)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - kerr 13:38:15 04/25/08 (13)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - theaudiohobby 13:53:34 04/25/08 (12)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - kerr 20:17:32 04/25/08 (11)
- RE: Tubeguy! You might have a contestant!!!! - theaudiohobby 12:55:44 04/26/08 (10)
- Logic - kerr 14:40:05 04/26/08 (9)
- RE: Faulty Logic - theaudiohobby 16:53:18 04/26/08 (8)
- RE: Faulty Logic indeed - kerr 17:26:39 04/26/08 (7)
- RE: Yep, Faulty Logic - theaudiohobby 23:24:40 04/26/08 (6)
- RE: Yep, Faulty Logic - Tony Lauck 08:57:51 04/27/08 (3)
- RE: Yep, Faulty Logic - theaudiohobby 09:29:50 04/27/08 (2)
- Yes, a poor test is a poor test. - Tony Lauck 10:05:17 04/27/08 (1)
- RE: Yes, a poor test is a poor test. - andy_c 10:31:10 04/27/08 (0)
- Insufficient and continued faulty logic. Anything else? (nt) - kerr 07:48:12 04/27/08 (1)
- RE: Yeah right.... - theaudiohobby 09:03:07 04/27/08 (0)
- Technical Knowledge & Objectivist Semantics... - thetubeguy1954 10:52:18 04/23/08 (2)
- RE: Technical Knowledge & Objectivist Semantics... - middleground 18:03:21 05/8/08 (0)
- RE: Technical Knowledge & Objectivist Semantics... - kerr 11:44:07 04/23/08 (0)
- Testing observations. - rick_m 08:57:37 04/23/08 (1)
- But... isn't proving something to one's own satisfaction a sort of... crime? nt - clarkjohnsen 09:16:30 04/24/08 (0)
- What are you insecure about? May I help you with something? N/T - carcass93 14:53:37 04/22/08 (3)
- I know insecurity about your system is your achilles heel. That's why I will keep asking :-) nt - AJinFLA 15:01:42 04/22/08 (2)
- No, you'll keep asking because you're... - carcass93 15:07:36 04/22/08 (1)
- Questions about your system makes you squeamish - AJinFLA 15:17:33 04/22/08 (0)
- You Don't Honestly Expect An Intelligent Answer Do You? (nt) - thetubeguy1954 13:39:24 04/22/08 (10)
- Sadly, you were right (see above)... N/T - carcass93 14:40:59 04/22/08 (3)
- You gave it a good try... - robert young 10:53:59 04/23/08 (2)
- Not that additional proof was needed , but yeah... it's pretty obvious. - carcass93 12:41:52 04/23/08 (1)
- Simple Answers To Your Questions - thetubeguy1954 05:55:37 04/24/08 (0)
- I don't want to be accused of EXPECTation bias - let's just wait. N/T - carcass93 13:58:39 04/22/08 (0)
- Not from you - Richard BassNut Greene 13:42:20 04/22/08 (4)
- Now that was authoritative. Not very funny or intelligent, but authoritative. N/T - carcass93 13:51:44 04/22/08 (3)
- 20 minutes of writing and rewriting and editing and proofreading and typing and that's the only complement I get - Richard BassNut Greene 14:01:18 04/22/08 (2)
- Authority as a Source of Information - Tony Lauck 17:46:19 04/22/08 (0)
- I had no idea myself, so I Google'd it - - carcass93 14:10:36 04/22/08 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - theaudiohobby 04/23/0814:52:14 04/23/08 (5)
- RE: How many audiophile experiences can be verified by empirical (not anecdotal) observation? - kerr 17:43:05 04/23/08 (0)
- "Now would you classify audiophile experiences as empirical observations or testimonials?" - Analog Scott 15:50:23 04/23/08 (3)
- I once got kicked in the testimonials -- boy did that hurt (nt) - Richard BassNut Greene 08:36:11 04/24/08 (0)
- "The poor fools no little about real science." - AJinFLA 16:52:01 04/23/08 (1)
- thank you for the correction - Analog Scott 17:19:43 04/23/08 (0)