Friday, October 10, 2025

Metaphysics, ha!

So often audio enthusiasts slap something they don't understand why and how it works, metaphysics. Doing so, they maintain killing two birds with one stone. Preserving a high degree of intelligence and hiding their knowledge gap. Nobody want to be looked unlearned, more so among the audio friends. Science always used for their defense. For instance, how a simple network cable can have a significant impact on sound, a convincing reply, anyone if you have gone through this path? 

Science works around with a few assumptions, sensibly and from some perspectives. There is a great possibility that some assumptions are missing the mark. Break through always come about after thinking outside of the box. And unfortunately, engineers are too rigid thinking.

Science or snake oil, I care less. I reap the sonic benefits, enjoy the improvements and leave the debate opens to the interested parties. I have no time for this. In short, there is so little audio enthusiasts understand about physics and what more to relate it to acoustics. The first that come to the mind is speaker placement. Audio enthusiasts give the weird face when one claim he can hear 1mm deviation effect on the sound. A non-audio enthusiast heard it and guessed what will happen if you, a long-time audio enthusiast doesn't. Are you serious? Where to bury the face? 

Practice makes perfect, I found gold in this quote. You might be one time lucky, two time lucky, strike three? Very unlikely. Continuous trials and errors get you close to the sound you want to attain, talk is cheap.


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