ta240
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I do have one small quibble with what he said though, which is that understanding measurements and objective listening is optional and a matter of personal preference.
To me understanding measurements, knowing how a speaker should sound based on its design, what things like distortion, frequencies, artefacts etc sound like, are fundamental if you want to understand audio.
But does he (and the philiakies) want to 'understand' audio or just listen to it? You are making an assumption that there are people out there that need to understand audio to enjoy it.
I mean, you don't get this with other hobbies.
Take cars for example. We don't have those who only like to drive and don't believe it's necessary to understand any of the technology vs those who only buy it for the technology.
I know people that go to car shows and talk about driving a fair amount, but have no grasp of what is happening mechanically under them. And I know people that get all excited about the latest technology but have no interest in ever going to a track or taking an onramp fast just for the fun of it.
The topic of faster vs feels faster comes up quite often in some circles. Old car with manual steering and manual transmission and no traction control vs new car with power everything and computers running it all. That is the classic numbers compared to experience argument just like in audio.
He could have encouraged his viewers to understand measurements and then go back to him for the other parts, instead of equating it to something he doesn't understand like sports.
He could, but that isn't his thing and I have to respect him a bit for coming out and saying that in his video. He didn't appear to say all the science doesn't matter he just said if that is what you are looking for then look elsewhere.
His viewers aren't interested in measurements. Why do we need to save them from that? Amir's fans aren't interested in subjective reviews, should we try to save them and force them to take in more subjective, sighted reviews of equipment?
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