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In Reply to: Re: I Don't... posted by Don T on July 23, 2003 at 10:05:16:
"What you personally consider accuracy has nothing to do with what's real and measureable. Does it?"I'm not sure what you mean by real. I do hear characteristics that I would personally associate with "accuracy," but I've yet to see measurements that correlate to this. I'm referring to bass linearity, which I've described qualitatively, but have not seen a "measurement" that quantifies it. (I think it could be a form of intermodulation distortion.)
"Back to the beginning - How could you possibly know?"
I don't!! That's my point. Hence this is why I say "accuracy" is subjective.
"It seems to me that your premise is nothing more than stating the your belief that your own preferences are more accurate than the the preferences of others"
I apologize about the mis-perception- I did not intend to project such an impression. My definition of accuracy is no better or worse than someone else's, aside from being my personal preference. I just happen to believe that "bass linearity" is paramount for accurate reproduction. If you or anyone else think it's irrelevant to accuracy, no problem.
"who by your own words must appreciate the colorations and distortions of SS."
Where did I say or imply that?
"IMO - accuracy is a real and measureable quantity and has nothing to do with personal preferences."
I think you're confusing personal preferences with "accuracy" in an absolute sense, which I say has yet to exist. I also believe if measurable quantities *fully* described the characteristic of audio equipment, such "accuracy" *would* exist. But I think the current measurable specifications for audio equipment are not even close to defining *true* accuracy. Hence I have no problem with people "redefining" accuracy.
"Why is it never good enough to just like something more - do we have to prove that our subjective preferences are somehow objectively superior as well!"
From an unmeasurable but qualitative standpoint, yes. For the reason I stated above. I would not put "bass linearity" in the same "subjective" boat as things like "warmth", "graininess", "bloom", "PRAT", etc.. It is a technical term. And every system I've heard does it anywhere from awful to superb. And personally, I think it has a much bigger impact on accuracy than established, measurable objective specifications like THD, power ratings, HF bandwidth, slew rates, etc.
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Follow Ups
- Man, This Thread Would Have Been Great in "Propeller Head"... - Todd Krieger 13:22:18 07/23/03 (1)
- Well then.... - Don T 22:23:57 07/23/03 (0)
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