I'd like to sidestep the issue altogether by simply observing the following:
There is probably no system today, and certainly not in anyone's home, that can really fool us into believing that the we are at the recording venue. As long as this is the case our ears will do just fine as the ultimate test of quality. When it comes to the path to get to the ultimate sound we must obviously use all tools at our disposal: Measurements AND listening. We actually have to trust our ears, or would never be able to figure out what measurable parameters are the most important! It is an iterative process, and our short auditory memory hampers us in this effort. Traning (experience), a.k.a "golden ears" makes us better at evaluating sound quality, but no-one is infallable. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28368 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
