I posted a long'ish' thread on Reddit regarding audiophiles and their ideas on 'expensive being better' -
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/acvas7
I'd love to know what everyone here thinks about this.
Am I among the handful who feels like objectivity is the only 'objective' for DACs/Amps? Should I do what they say and 'trust my ears instead of measurements'? To be clear, I do not deny that people have sound preferences (some like warming, some like V-shaped, some prefer fast transients in e-stats, some like a bit of decay) I'd love to know if any of my statements and understanding is incorrect, and also a reason for why it is so. I like the place and the people there in general but this is in conflict with my sense of logic and preference for the Scientific method?
TL; DR: Headphone store owner/audiophile 'educated' me that expensive DAC/Amps exist for a reason- they sound better and are better overall, and citing measurements makes me a dumbfuck because they can 'hear' that those expensive amps are 'better'.
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/acvas7
I'd love to know what everyone here thinks about this.
Am I among the handful who feels like objectivity is the only 'objective' for DACs/Amps? Should I do what they say and 'trust my ears instead of measurements'? To be clear, I do not deny that people have sound preferences (some like warming, some like V-shaped, some prefer fast transients in e-stats, some like a bit of decay) I'd love to know if any of my statements and understanding is incorrect, and also a reason for why it is so. I like the place and the people there in general but this is in conflict with my sense of logic and preference for the Scientific method?
TL; DR: Headphone store owner/audiophile 'educated' me that expensive DAC/Amps exist for a reason- they sound better and are better overall, and citing measurements makes me a dumbfuck because they can 'hear' that those expensive amps are 'better'.