BowsAndArrows
Major Contributor
Thanks @Griff for the anecdote, this stuff might be common knowledge to some, but there are plenty of these "YouTube-review" consumers out there nowadays who buy stuff based almost SOLELY on the position of a product in ASR's SINAD (/THD+N) leaderboard or some other random measurements they have deemed the Holy grail...
I don't understand how people buy Hi-Fi stuff based purely on measurements and completely disregarding the listening part!! It's like buying a car without a test drive just based on its 0-100 acceleration number.
None of this is new I guess - manufacturers have always bent the rules in their marketing, and there have always been groups people that claim that every measurement necessary already exists.. But with some people nowadays it's all they care about/want to discuss, and the complete lack of respect for experiences is what I think is extreme...
especially when they claim that this line of thinking is "scientific". Lmao. True scientists are always aware of the limitations of their methods, and are always curious to figure out more about the unknown with humility and open minds...
Well, here's something to keep the thread interesting...
I don't understand how people buy Hi-Fi stuff based purely on measurements and completely disregarding the listening part!! It's like buying a car without a test drive just based on its 0-100 acceleration number.
None of this is new I guess - manufacturers have always bent the rules in their marketing, and there have always been groups people that claim that every measurement necessary already exists.. But with some people nowadays it's all they care about/want to discuss, and the complete lack of respect for experiences is what I think is extreme...
especially when they claim that this line of thinking is "scientific". Lmao. True scientists are always aware of the limitations of their methods, and are always curious to figure out more about the unknown with humility and open minds...
Well, here's something to keep the thread interesting...