George Middius wrote:


Furthermore, I understand that dyed-in-the-wool nerds do not take to subjective
evaluations because those evaluations are based on feelings rather than dry M&M
rituals.

If the words in question don't evoke recognizable impressions for you, you could
just disregard them. That's what I do. However, I am not hung up on finding some
mythical "absolute accuracy" in ***subjective*** reviews, whereas you might be
so hung up.

Subjective reviews are not for everybody. You might be closer kin to the Bug
Eater than to Normals. If so, you would believe that you can determine exactly
how a component will sound in your system either by examining the published
specifications or running a bunch of "tests" with probes and meters.


You're right, I suppose that I do belong in the nerd group, I think that
what has irritated me is that the reviewers and audio editor changed a
few years ago and the technical description of the equipment has been
replaced by this "subjective" approach. I don't really want to be drawn
into the flame war that seems to blight this forum, but I would like
some of the reviewers to justify their observations and have at least
undergraduate level understanding of electronics and mechanics. I am
enough of a scientist to know that my own opinions on the sound of a
piece of audio equipment can be prejudiced by how big and shiny it is,
how much I paid for it and how good looking the company rep was.


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Roger

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