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Nope. We just want good methodology.

Sorry, most of us have no particular agenda as to how equipment sounds.

Let's take the alledged beliefs you cite:

"Amplifiers sounding the same [some amplifiers sound different]
CD players sounding the same [some few actually do sound different]
CD playback perfection [prove people can detect the difference between the source and the CD in playback]
All cables sounding the same [some cables do sound different under some circumstances.]
"Tweaks" are snake oil" [some tweaks work]

Where do we make such claims? You are overgeneralizing. In fact, instances can be found in which such claims have been proven not to be true. So no, we wouldn't accept such universal propositions. I think you have been reading our opponents formulation of our opinions, which is itself bad methodology. Peter Aczel might make some such claims, but the objection is fairly trivial. First, such claims are merely the null hypothesis, which cannot be absolutely proven. Second, Aczel would have to modify such assertions if proper evidence was found.

You misunderstand the concept of burden of proof. You can have all the "subjective beliefs" you want, but we simply point out that if there is any proof to be done, it's up to those making the claims. You don't have to prove them if you don't want to. But if someone claims that some expensive speaker wire sounds different from, say, 12 gauge speaker wire from the hardward store, that is a testable claim and there is no reason for anyone to believe the claim without some good evidence. If you want to make unlikely claims but don't want to prove them, don't complain when somebody points out said claims have not been proven.

Because you wrote about saying what is audible and what is not, I specifically asked you what objection you had to proving something IS audible, and you have said, "None." Despite what some have tried to say (mkuller), some DBTs have had positive results.

"Please show me any peer reviewed published scientific research that proves amps sound the same or CD players sound the same or that CD playback is transparent in practice or that all cables sound the same."

It is easier to prove two things are different than to prove two things are the same (outside of mathematics). Just how would you propose to prove a difference is inaudible using statistics?

"Please show me the *legitimate* science that supports the objectivists assertions on audibility."

You have misunderstood what those assertions are. Also, it seems you want some to justify their assertions on audibility but do not demand that subjectivists support their assertions on audibility. You are hardly being consistent here.

"I DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE MY SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSIONS OF MY AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES ARR SCIENTIFICALLY VALID.Period."

Who is asking you to validate your subjective impressions or aesthetic experiences? You may have many different aesthetic experiences even with the same object. We are talking about detection of differences.
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