mlsstl wrote: "I think a more neutral appraisal of the situation would allow for some degree of subjective influence. IOW, the "it's in your head" factor is one that needs to be on the table for consideration."
Agreed, I should have woven that fact into my post. We are all susceptible to self-dlusion in many facets of life. My approach here has been to take my time, tweak slowly, and listen over the long haul. My primary "metrics" are (1) am I more (or less) eager to listen? (2) I usually read while I listen... if I'm putting my book down real often because the music is so compelling (or so awful) I pay attention to that, and (3) is the music convincing, reasonably close to "real"? I am sure of three things: 1. I have certainly fell prey numerous times to self-delusion for a few hours or days while working on my system. 2. The music in my house would never have reached its current level had I not tweaked slowly and listened a long time between changes. 3. We can sense things in simple physical systems that currently have not yielded to physical measurement with the best equipment currently available. I do science for a living (PhD Biochemistry, BA Chemistry and Math, 34 years work experience and still chugging), and have personal experience with a common macroscopic physical system (e.g., two pounds of common "stuff") where every accomplished artisan can clearly distinguish "good" from "bad" product but--so far--even the best scientific intstrumentation cannot. Believe me, we have TRIED. This experience makes it easy for me to believe that--so far--we can hear things that we haven't figured out how to measure (either can't measure yet or don't--yet--know what to measure). I've said more or less all I have to say on this topic, I don't have time to post much, so I'll get back to work now. Good luck to all of you on your quest for excellent music in your homes! Pete -- psp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ psp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37712 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93154 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
