Re: Do all amplifiers sound the same?

"Sonnova" <sonnova@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:fl8ime02m6v@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> And since even if everything we hear could be preceisly
> quantified and weighted according to the requirements of
> human perception, that still doesn't mean that the
> ordinary audiophile would have access to the equipment
> with which to make those measurements for himself.

There's nom chance that the "average audiophile" would have the knowlege
or 
motivation to make any reasonable set of audio measurements, or be able to

interpret them properly. After all, the various high end ragazines and web

sites have been making s****t of audio measurements for more than 30 years.

Their motivation for attacking audio measurements is very clear - they
have 
created a new economy for audio evaluations where reviewers can simply
claim 
as the whole truth, whatever flies into their heads for whatever reason.

If a reviewer bases his claims on some measurement or other reliable 
repeatable procedure, then interested parties could try to duplicate their

claimed results.  By avoiding making claims that are justified by anything

but unsup****ted opinons, the reviewer can not be held accountable.

> We have two instruments we can use when choosing audio
> equipment and we carry them with us everywhere we go. Use
> 'em!

The fallacy here is the idea that any audiophile's unassisted ear is
always 
a realiable tool for discerning the performance of all kinds of audio 
products.