Quad wrote: > I remember a review of an audio device in one of these advertising > magazines (forgot what it was, who made it and who reviewed it). Jitter > measurements were incredible and the producer admitted he was not > looking at that detail because he trusted his ears. Funny enough the > review was very positive. The device was around 20k or so. > > You can add: Measurement matters if they support audiophile folklore, if > it doesn't or if it is expensive enough it is tossed away.
I think the measurements versus listening tests breaks down something like this for the Golden Eared Gods of high end audio: 1) If the equipment under review is a) very expensive, b) from a well known high end manufacturer and c) that manufacturer advertises in the magazine then any less than perfect measurements can be tossed away since the equipment sounds so wonderful, like a veil has been lifted, etc., etc., etc. 2) If the equipment under review is a) inexpensive b) from a well known mass market manufacturer and c) that manufacturer does not advertise in the magazine then any less than perfect measurements just prove what a total piece of crap the equipment is and explains why the equipment does not sound as good as a similar piece of equipment costing 100 times as much but which also measures poorly. Looking at 1 & 2 I would think that someone in the golden eared crowd would realize that perhaps the wrong thing is being measured. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101084 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
