bias

In a recent discussion we talked about (as often happens) the unreliability of our senses as objective evaluation systems, and the voluntary but above all involuntary effect of the context and secondary information that the brain processes and of which we are almost never perfectly aware ...

So far, I have been very satisfied with my Destiny eXperience MKII. However, I have now noticed a hum on the left channel. I thought it might be due to bias. While measuring and adjusting, I found that the third KT88 tube has no bias. What could be the reason for this? I have also discovered...

http://lesswrong.com/lw/jm/the_lens_that_sees_its_flaws/ I think this essay encapsulates much that illuminates the approach of subjectivist audiophiles vis a vis with how many of us here on ASR approach understanding of hearing, audio and psychoacoustics. One can listen to understand audio...