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<blockquote data-quote="FoxPro5" data-source="post: 6290458" data-attributes="member: 562649">I&#039;d say it&#039;s based on memory, which for most, is not very good. And memory is tied to emotion, not necessarly accuracy. But I agree on the *should* part 100%.Again, the music/sound itself is absolute, not relative and we can measure it for &quot;accuracy.&quot; How can a sound wave be open to interpretation? 200 hz could be road noise, a man speaking or a fundamental note on a piano...all look the same subjectively, all sound drastically different. Hence, &quot;SQ&quot; as we use it contextually is timbre. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre</a>There are a couple of tests you can take online that can test your ability to detect tone and rhythm changes in music. You can also test your ability to detect very small changes in harmonic distortion. Better yet, download some ABX comparison software and really start listening to your stuff. All this will make for a &quot;SQ&quot; humbling if you&#039;re convinced your ears are so good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FoxPro5, post: 6290458, member: 562649"] I'd say it's based on memory, which for most, is not very good. And memory is tied to emotion, not necessarly accuracy. But I agree on the *should* part 100%. Again, the music/sound itself is absolute, not relative and we can measure it for "accuracy." How can a sound wave be open to interpretation? 200 hz could be road noise, a man speaking or a fundamental note on a piano...all look the same subjectively, all sound drastically different. Hence, "SQ" as we use it contextually is timbre. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre[/URL] There are a couple of tests you can take online that can test your ability to detect tone and rhythm changes in music. You can also test your ability to detect very small changes in harmonic distortion. Better yet, download some ABX comparison software and really start listening to your stuff. All this will make for a "SQ" humbling if you're convinced your ears are so good. [/QUOTE]

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