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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 5042050" data-attributes="member: 555320">Your ear/human sensory of sound is a horribly inaccurate measurement device.&nbsp; Indisputable.My dad is a mechanic, has been for 35+ years.&nbsp; One day my car was making this odd high-pitched squeaking noise (not wear indicators on the pads).&nbsp; I took my dad on a drive in my car so that he could hear the noise, when it occurred, etc to try to troubleshoot it.&nbsp; So we get out on the road, a few miles into our drive, and he says....&quot;So it must not be making the noise now, huh?&quot;.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif&nbsp; &quot;What the hell are you talking about, you can&#039;t hear that god awful noise?&quot; I say.&nbsp; &quot;Nope, I don&#039;t hear a thing.&quot;All those years working with power tools and loud engines, his high frequency hearing is shot! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gifMoral of the story....Your right; human hearing is inaccurate and a horrible device with which to measure sound.The output that most closely matches the input.&nbsp; Not that difficult.&nbsp; Personal perception and subjectivity can be left at the door.&nbsp; Which you most &quot;prefer&quot; is completely irrelevant, to this discussion at least.Accuracy is not measured with our ears or brains.&nbsp; That simple.Set up your system how you prefer, what you think sounds subjectively better, if you wish.&nbsp; That&#039;s certainly up to you.&nbsp; But don&#039;t try to argue that because you prefer it, it must be most accurate.&nbsp; That would be a fallacy to say the least.See above.&nbsp; Subjectivity and personal preference does not in any way equate to accuracy and/or quality.Accuracy is 100% objective.&nbsp; No two ways around it.&nbsp; You might not prefer it.&nbsp; You might subjectively think that non-accuracy &quot;sounds better&quot;.&nbsp; Fine.&nbsp; Whatever.But you liking it does not equate to accuracy/quality.&nbsp; People &quot;enjoy&quot; and subjectively prefer some pretty horrendous things as far as accuracy is concerned......bass 40+db louder than the rest of the system, distortion well into the double digits, etc.Exactly.Fine.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t call it &quot;accurate&quot; or higher &quot;quality&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 5042050, member: 555320"] Your ear/human sensory of sound is a [I]horribly[/I] inaccurate measurement device. Indisputable. My dad is a mechanic, has been for 35+ years. One day my car was making this odd high-pitched squeaking noise (not wear indicators on the pads). I took my dad on a drive in my car so that he could hear the noise, when it occurred, etc to try to troubleshoot it. So we get out on the road, a few miles into our drive, and he says...."So it must not be making the noise now, huh?". [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif[/IMG] "What the hell are you talking about, you can't hear that god awful noise?" I say. "Nope, I don't hear a thing." All those years working with power tools and loud engines, his high frequency hearing is shot! [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif[/IMG] Moral of the story....Your right; human hearing is inaccurate and a horrible device with which to measure sound. The output that most closely matches the input. Not that difficult. Personal perception and subjectivity can be left at the door. Which you most "prefer" is completely irrelevant, to this discussion at least. Accuracy is not measured with our ears or brains. That simple. Set up your system how you prefer, what you think sounds subjectively better, if you wish. That's certainly up to you. But don't try to argue that because you prefer it, it must be most accurate. That would be a fallacy to say the least. See above. Subjectivity and personal preference does not in any way equate to accuracy and/or quality. Accuracy is 100% objective. No two ways around it. You might not prefer it. You might subjectively think that non-accuracy "sounds better". Fine. Whatever. But you liking it does not equate to accuracy/quality. People "enjoy" and subjectively prefer some pretty horrendous things as far as accuracy is concerned......bass 40+db louder than the rest of the system, distortion [I]well[/I] into the double digits, etc. Exactly. Fine. Just don't call it "accurate" or higher "quality". [/QUOTE]

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