I am an objectivist, but it is also my opinion that of course measurements and our understanding of how they correlate to enjoyment are not perfect.
I have some speakers that measure poorly and I enjoy them anyway. Still, discussing hard data is a lot better than subjectivist audio circles that rely solely on vague "wine-tasting" terms to describe audio, IMO. I find that kind of talk completely useless. Maybe it accurately describes some type of way a person feels about a particular sound but wtf do they actually mean?
This is super-high-quality feedback. Like 24-bit at least.
Seriously, thank you.
This new information resonates strongly with me, but there is a counterforce that is almost as strong.
Namely, I find it hard to believe that so many people spend tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars, after listening to multiple systems, and still haven't been able to collectively figure out a basic truth that diminishing return happens around $200.
Like you said, this hobby has been going for decades. And we still haven't figured this out? A super obvious truth that Amir is showing us right in our faces? Like nobody has simply recorded and compared $200 dollar equipment next to $200,000 equipment and noticed that the measurements were identical?
That is an extraordinary claim on its own.
Now, I am 1014% convinced in Amir, and everyone here's point, that there is TONS of snake oil in this business. And I massively appreciate this data-based approach to things. I actually do business intelligence for a big tech company. I love using data to solve disputes.
I just worry that we're dealing with human minds here, and that there might be more to the equation than I measured this vs. that and therefore this sounds as good as that.
It seems like the other extreme of the spectrum, which I'm prone to doubt as well. And I think I remember Amir saying he's not a pure, 100% objectivist either. More so that he's shedding light on the blatant bullshit, which I love.
Anyway, thank you for the education. I have much to think about. See you in the threads.