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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @PassionforSound
    @PassionforSound  3 дня назад +12

    Error corrections:
    1) There's a typo around 14:27. When it says "Appox." on screen, it should be "Approx." It's not just some fancy scientific term ;)
    2) At 17:10 the 6dB quieter sound is the one perceived further away than the 6dB louder sound

  • @stephenmeckley
    @stephenmeckley 2 дня назад +21

    I have been waiting for this video for about a decade! Cannot thank you enough for this. Our brains are so fascinating, and the studies discovering how we precieve sound are mind blowing! Would love to learn more of these studies.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      I'm so glad you liked it. I've got more like this planned for 2025. 🙂

  • @popzeus3000
    @popzeus3000 2 дня назад +16

    This really nails the core argument that I make in head-fi and other areas when I feel like engaging. The current battery of tests used by manufacturers to determine if audio equipment is functioning correctly doesn’t cover the full spectrum of human hearing. And to make overly wide or universal claims as to how something sounds based purely on a handful of tests is just plain unwise.
    Of course, he gets into more interesting detail with capacitors and negative feedback, so that’s really helpful when engaging with the ASR types who listen with their eyes.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +4

      I hope it helps build more informed and complete conversations about enjoying music.

  • @Rezzzn0r
    @Rezzzn0r 2 дня назад +15

    All of these points are why I laugh at frequency response graphs so widely used in our hobby.

    • @ReverendDr.Thomas
      @ReverendDr.Thomas День назад +1

      Graphs have their place. 💯
      🎄Merry Christmas!🎄

    • @Rezzzn0r
      @Rezzzn0r День назад +1

      @ReverendDr.Thomas Merry Christmas!

  • @RichardMathieson-j3l
    @RichardMathieson-j3l День назад +7

    Part of my University education was spatial acoustics but that was much more interesting. Thank you. I have always trusted my ears and this really helps to understand why.

  • @pd5338
    @pd5338 21 час назад +1

    I was already a big fan, but with this video and your wonderful presentation, I’m truly impressed. This video should be required watching/listening (pun intended) by all audio skeptics who think all cables, DACs etc must sound the same. Excellent job, continue the great work. Enjoy the holidays!

  • @stephenmeckley
    @stephenmeckley 2 дня назад +3

    Thanks!

  • @ccdccd8615
    @ccdccd8615 2 дня назад +10

    I appreciate this video, but all this detail masks some underlying truths. 1st, you could get the idea that the human ear wants the most accurate sound reproduction. Our ears might, but we certainly don’t. A couple of quick examples. Tubes are not more accurate, but the sound is very appealing to many audiophiles. One reason is that they produce a fair amount of 2nd order harmonic distortion which is pleasing to our ears. Another example: speakers. If our ears are such highly tuned and accurate instruments, why don’t we all agree on what are the best kinds of transducers and speakers??? You simply cannot take the subjectivity out of the hobby.
    I agree with your point about specifications. There is a tenuous connection between specs and the sound we appreciate. Take damping factor. A high damping factor indicates that the amp has full control over the woofer. But that doesn’t mean that is the bass presentation that we want to hear. I can think of several amps, even all amps produced by a certain company that have low damping factors that are so low as to be in the audible range and these products are well reviewed and liked. One of the things I love about Galion is that Thomas Tan isn’t even pretending to make the best measuring equipment, he is trying to make the best sounding equipment based on his ears and his experience. Lots of other companies are quietly doing the exact same thing because most audiophiles, including myself, are not interested in the most accurate sound. We want the sound most pleasing to our ears. And we all have music we love with crappy recordings and don’t want the crappy recording spoiling our love of that music.
    All of this raises some troubling questions for lots of equipment. Let’s take SS amps. If most audiophiles want the amp most pleasing to our ears, specs be damned, what are reviewers or audiophiles listening for??? Are there sound signatures to strive for? Do they change with the type of speakers or other equipment you have??? I’m building a system right now. The tweeter is a compression driver in a horn. Because of the synergy between horns and tubes, I chose the most “tubes” SS amp I could find, based on the comments of reviewers and people who previously purchased the amp. If I upgrade at some point in the future, tube amps need only apply. But what if my equipment had been different? What sound signature would indicate a good match with my equipment. And doesn’t this indicate that, in many instances, one piece of equipment is not better than the other, just suited best for different uses.
    Finally, you completely ignore the impact of psycho-acoustics. We expect impressive looking equipment to sound better and often “hear” differences that are not there. You rarely see any reviewer blind test equipment. The truly blind tests I have seen suggest that our ears are not the finely honed instruments this video would suggest. To make matters worse, reviewers listen to equipment and then pack it off to the next reviewer and to the manufacturer. When a new piece comes in, you can compare it to the equipment you have on hand, but not necessarily against other equipment in its price range or outside its price range. So the reviewer is forced often forced to compare the equipment under review to memories of other equipment and human memory is hardly reliable.
    This is not say that reviewers such as yourself should be completely discounted. The reality is that, for most of us, you are all we have. This is also not to say that you are not trying hard to be as informative and accurate as you can. But this is a tough area. What all audiophiles want to know is how this piece of equipment will perform for my ears with my other equipment in my room to produce the sound signature most pleasing to me. That is the bar. This video on the complexity of our ears doesn’t change the fact that we are FAR from coming any where close to clearing this bar.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      A lot of what you're talking about is the harmonic makeup of the sound, but what the studies discussed in this video tell is that the timing of the sound is more important.
      If you take it a step further, tubes don't switch like transistors so they're going to have less timing issues (although capacitance may be a factor).

    • @ccdccd8615
      @ccdccd8615 День назад

      @ Class A solid state amps do not switch. Topologically, this is the advantage of Class A over Class AB and Class D. Push pull tube amps do switch. My understanding is that they switch like Class AB solid state amps.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад +1

      That's true about class A amps, but we're also potentially talking about power supplies and the speed of components like capacitors and resistors. Basically, every component in an audio device can influence the timing of the signal via switching, capacitance, the time it takes for the voltage to ramp up and down as needed, and probably a bunch of stuff I don't understand.

  • @MixtressB
    @MixtressB 14 часов назад

    Understanding how the human ears process frequency(ies) over time is so important for reproduction and accuracy in recordings.
    This is a beautiful way to explain how important time and frequency are within the recreation of audio/music within our brain.
    Being able to bring out the best in sound reproduction, timing to the ears makes a huge difference. This is where DSP can greatly improve both time and frequency adjustment, for a much more refined and accurate reproduction.
    Thank you for the detailed dive into the complexity of hearing and why frequency over distance and time matters.

  • @ten2055
    @ten2055 17 часов назад

    Thanks!

  • @phantomplastics6582
    @phantomplastics6582 2 дня назад +16

    You should watch Thomas Tan's video on how many months he spent testing capacitors as they changed the sound so much. Reinforces your capacitance comments. Alpha Audio proved that cables can smear sound, they measured it.

    • @jakobgooijer
      @jakobgooijer 2 дня назад +1

      You're absolutely right. Humble Home made hifi hast a big list a tested caps

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      Yes, capacitors can have a major influence on sound. I learned this with the Bottlehead Crack and Mainline kits I've modified.

    • @carlitomelon4610
      @carlitomelon4610 День назад +1

      ​@jakobgooijer
      I've much enjoyed that series and comparing caps in my zero feedback Musical Paradise MP701mk2 preamp.
      The v-cap ODAM came out later, but so far my favourite for clarity and ineffable "just rightness" 😊

  • @kenstaroz1536
    @kenstaroz1536 17 часов назад

    Thanks

  • @giorgosapo4508
    @giorgosapo4508 2 дня назад +7

    Incredible video 👏🏻 very educational and a pleasure to watch. Thank you very much for all the content that you have been producing and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ❤️

  • @RLM-TV
    @RLM-TV День назад +1

    This was absolutely brilliant. A true gift to us for Christmas. A Ted Talk for audiophiles. Thank you.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      I'm so glad you liked it! Merry Christmas!

    • @RLM-TV
      @RLM-TV 16 часов назад

      @@PassionforSound Merry Christmas

  • @danielwalsh8168
    @danielwalsh8168 2 дня назад +4

    Unusual offering from an audiophile channel, purely educational, and very much appreciated by those who are interested in how the science of music reproduction may guide our buying choices for optimal sound...loads of great info, many thanks!

  • @moviespizzaand
    @moviespizzaand День назад +1

    Wow. This gift of knowledge about hearing is much appreciated. Thanks. I will be sure to share it.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm glad you liked it! Please do share as broadly as possible. I don't normally ask that on my videos, but I think this research is so valuable to our community.

  • @eliben85
    @eliben85 7 часов назад

    What wonderful overview of the importance of the unmeasurable, thank you!

  • @mebaugh1
    @mebaugh1 16 часов назад

    Exceptional, technical message! I noticed that my headphone listening had further trained my ears when I run live sound for mini concerts or at mega churches.

  • @taidee
    @taidee 12 часов назад

    Class in session, Merry Xmas everyone and thank you Lachlan for this comprehensive explainer.

  • @leopotim862
    @leopotim862 День назад

    I agree with you. When I started spending hours of my day listening to music it was very difficult to listen to more complex recordings like jazz, but as I found more accessible tracks my brain began to demand more and more complex sounds. I'm not an expert in the genre, nor do I claim to be, but there is no longer a single album of any musical genre that I consider inaccessible today. Excellent work. ❤

  • @chrishmeet
    @chrishmeet 3 часа назад

    Mustec Dac and preamp were designed on a specific sound the company wanted regardless of measurements

  • @mikelm222
    @mikelm222 День назад +1

    Thanks for this insightful explanation. It's good to hear about some solid scientific research that clearly explains that thetr's a lot more to good audio reproduction than just THD & Frequency response.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад

      My pleasure. I'm glad you found it interesting!

  • @Really_Unfortunate
    @Really_Unfortunate 2 дня назад +5

    This is an excellent video. You're directly addressing a lot of the issues that I personally have with how we talk about the "science of Hi-Fi," if that's what you want to call it.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      I'm so glad you liked it! I wasn't sure how this video would be received, but I felt it was an important video to make.

  • @HowardGoodfriend
    @HowardGoodfriend 2 дня назад +2

    Another aspect that degrades sound is vibration. The microphonic aspect of electronic components cannot be underestimated. Vibration introduces sonic disruption some of which is in the time domain.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      Absolutely! Vibration can affect clocks in DACs and (I assume) transistors in amps/preamps. Once we realise how sensitive our ears are, some of these seemingly fringe tweaks start to make a lot of sense.

  • @GavinHodgson
    @GavinHodgson 9 часов назад

    Wow what a video! Amazing work.

  • @VisionCarrierDreamCatcher
    @VisionCarrierDreamCatcher 3 часа назад

    This episode should come with a warning given we are in the end year holidays. "CAUTION - Watch when sober. Otherwise sudden brain damage may occur"

  • @johncallaghan3097
    @johncallaghan3097 22 часа назад

    Thankyou for this highly interesting and informative video -- and BTW, have a merry Christmas! 🙂

  • @carlitomelon4610
    @carlitomelon4610 День назад +1

    Very interesting.
    Now i better understand why i prefer to listen to planar magnetic speakers and zero feedback amplification.
    Thanks Lachlan.
    Still reading the Sound Mind book.
    Enjoyed this presentation.
    Food for appreciative contemplation
    🎶🤔🎶

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад +1

      That's great news that you've found this informative and that you're reading Of Sound Mind too. Hearing this and other comments encourages me to continue with these videos.

  • @tubefreeeasy
    @tubefreeeasy 2 дня назад +1

    Now that you’ve informed us about the importance of cables, I’m in the process of increasing the speed of my modem’s power cord. I can see that correcting the initial weakness of sound from the true real source. I’m purchasing a linear power source.

  • @carminedesanto6746
    @carminedesanto6746 2 дня назад +2

    Best of Christmas and the new year to you and yours .
    Like good food …you either like it or you don’t …always trust your ears 👂.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too, Carmine!

  • @BillyKueekSG
    @BillyKueekSG 7 часов назад

    Thank you Lachlan! Very educational

  • @SteveD-m6z
    @SteveD-m6z День назад

    Spectral Audio is one company that has a design approach that includes a consideration of the aspects of human auditory perception together with GEP (Good engineering practice). They have been producing high speed, ultra-wide bandwidth amplifiers since the 70’s. These high slew-rate designs help preserve the critical timing cues within the audio signals. There is an interesting interview with Richard Fryer from Spectral Audio on the Alpha Audio channel. The guru behind the engineering team is Keith O Johnson. The Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest channel has a video entitled RMAF10: High Resolution from the Masters. The key topic is high resolution digital, but his talk covers far more: jitter, signal timing, cables, hidden feedback mechanisms, power supply coupling, grounding, and isolation, etc.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад

      Thanks for letting us know. I'll go and hunt some of these discussions down!

  • @brianmalzahn4035
    @brianmalzahn4035 День назад +1

    Capacitance Issues. Yes! And the issues…the effects on our hifi systems, they come from everywhere. Did you ever try meticulously brushing every cable and component, also every wall and table near them with one of those grounding brushes they make for cleaning records? You must try this! As a side note, ever play a Theremin? I have one and can’t really play any music on it but what a fun use of capacitance from our own human bodies. This great electrical fun!!

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      That's very interesting about the grounding brush. It sounds like voodoo, but I'd believe anything with an influence over noise and capacitance could have a noticeable impact.
      I have always been fascinated by Theremins too, but have never tried one. I wonder if there's a video in that???

  • @theaudiophilebarista2424
    @theaudiophilebarista2424 День назад

    A much needed, great video.
    Thanks

  • @freovegan
    @freovegan День назад

    Fascinating. Great video essay 👏

  • @sjqideez6626
    @sjqideez6626 День назад

    Wow, another very fascinating video. Thank you so much for putting all this together & sharing, I can imagine a lot of research & effort went into this one.
    Happy holidays man

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад +1

      I'm so glad you liked it and yes, this one was a beast to pull together, but I'm happy to do it if people are finding it valuable. Happy holidays!

  • @larsv6144
    @larsv6144 2 дня назад +8

    Excellent video..... for sure this made some more enemies again on the ASR cult website 🤣🤣

    • @tothemax324
      @tothemax324 День назад +4

      ASR crowd recommendations are useless 🤮

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      I'm glad you liked the video. It's not my intention to upset anyone, but this is important knowledge that I thought was worth sharing.

    • @Daryl42
      @Daryl42 День назад

      It’s funny because the reviews themselves are very well done. But there are a lot of comments about how everything is the same. If a tree is a tree, how long do you keep checking to make sure it’s a tree?

  • @SuperMcgenius
    @SuperMcgenius День назад

    Great work on this video.👍❤️☃️

  • @jh7531
    @jh7531 День назад

    This is mind-boggling...but apparently my brain is able to handle being boggled.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад

      I'm pleased to hear that. A good boggling every now and then is very good for us, I think. 😂

  • @phantomplastics6582
    @phantomplastics6582 2 дня назад +4

    Worth noting that Nelson Pass did experiments to find what sound customers liked best and it was not 100% accurate. "This effect is described as having negative phase 2nd harmonic at approximately 1% of the amplitude of the original signal..." from Stereophile. You can even make a second harmonic generator using his design to test it yourself.

    • @middleearthltd
      @middleearthltd 2 дня назад +1

      Yes you can
      It is called a SE Tube Amplifier

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      That's a slightly different phenomenon I think, and not one I've explored yet. The mix of harmonics in the sound definitely alters our subjective enjoyment of the music, but timing accuracy and system resolution achieved through low noise, etc. will create the sense of realism that the harmonics can then build on.

  • @rg3388
    @rg3388 День назад +2

    These phenomena can account for perceived differences among audio systems and superior audio equipment may provide opportunities for potential additional perceptions. However, there are no guarantees because another function available to the brain is sensory gating, which allows it to ignore certain details if it so chooses. Nevertheless, that is the prerogative of the brain, not of the reproduction equipment.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      Absolutely. Our brains choose what we focus on and examine out of the mammoth number of potential sensory cues available to us in each moment.

  • @thefourthcolor
    @thefourthcolor День назад

    Really good vid. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

  • @SimonP2
    @SimonP2 День назад

    Very interesting, thank you, I learned a lot.

  • @mTLpHfumfaomd
    @mTLpHfumfaomd 2 дня назад +2

    Amazing topic and discussion building up and leading to what is a complex understanding about what we hear

  • @peternunn5054
    @peternunn5054 День назад

    Thanks for the great “holiday gift”! This is the most interesting video I’ve seen in a long long time. I wonder how long it took to research this? I appreciate your effort and hard work.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm so glad you liked it! This one was an absolute beast to produce and I actually wish I'd taken even longer to make it even better, but a produced and watched video is better than one still in the research phase! 🙂

  • @Chuckster0
    @Chuckster0 2 дня назад +4

    I love this video so much!

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      Thanks Chuck. I do too! In hindsight, I wish I'd structured it differently because the opening isn't as strong as the midpoint onwards. I just hope lots of people get to see it because the research is so valuable to understand.

  • @redkh2017
    @redkh2017 День назад

    Just WOW!! Great informant video

  • @arthurhaywood2184
    @arthurhaywood2184 День назад +2

    PREACH!!!
    I’ve been saying a lot of this for years! I stopped because I just got tired of the cable denier stuff. Thinking that everything you need to know is all in a FR graph is just plain foolishness to me!

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      Absolutely. Even before I found this research, there were too many aspects of sound that just couldn't be explained by a FR graph, distortion numbers or similar.

  • @AverageNiceGuy
    @AverageNiceGuy День назад

    Nicely done 😎👍

  • @SEAKPhotog
    @SEAKPhotog 3 часа назад

    Very interesting!

  • @guystpierrecomposer
    @guystpierrecomposer 2 дня назад

    Very interesting! Well done! I was very skeptical of the cables or power supply influence… but I did experienced it with very good system and then, I changed my opinion. One thing to mention is that if one component of a system (let stay speakers) mess the timing of a recording, the better cables can’t probably being heard… The other thing to mention is that blind test still don’t show that “supernatural” capability of the human ears/brain…

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      Both excellent points. I've got a video coming up in 2025 that will take some more of the studies discussed in the same paper as this video to explain why blind tests fail to reveal anything meaningful.

  • @thepracticalaudiophile
    @thepracticalaudiophile День назад

    Awesome video

  • @FisherMan-bh9dn
    @FisherMan-bh9dn 2 дня назад +1

    It's almost like our ears were designed but we all know it came about by random chance.

    • @robertschlechter4407
      @robertschlechter4407 2 дня назад +1

      You might think that the ears came about by random chance but I believe they were made by the Creator God and his Son, Jesus. Such complexities as how the human ear works cannot originate anywhere else. If it isn't man-made, it is understood that those things are seen as attributes of our God. (Romans 1:18:23; Colossians 1:15-18)

    • @FisherMan-bh9dn
      @FisherMan-bh9dn День назад +2

      @robertschlechter4407 If I wrote what you did YT would have censored it. 😆👍 Well said.

    • @carlitomelon4610
      @carlitomelon4610 День назад +1

      Hallelu-JAH!!!

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      I don't know where it came from, but I do agree that it's remarkably well designed. 🙂

  • @robinkleinsteuber5217
    @robinkleinsteuber5217 День назад

    Super video! Have a Merry Christmas!! 🙂🎶🎶🎶❄️☃️🍾🍾

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm so glad you liked it! Merry Christmas to you too.

  • @vaneast411
    @vaneast411 2 дня назад +2

    very interesting thanks! Great video Lachlan touching on the complexity of our hearing along with aspects of the complexity of electronic sound reproduction. I'll definitely come back to this video again.
    Two additional intrinsic layers of complexity relating to music -- related to our minds... the projected intent expressed within the musical information by the artist/s, and the unique interpretation processed within the mind of the listener...

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      It's a very good point. There are so many layers to the subjective enjoyment of music.

    • @vaneast411
      @vaneast411 День назад

      @@PassionforSound yes... and indeed subjective - and so often subconscious as well

  • @20CycleMonger
    @20CycleMonger День назад +2

    Appreciate the gift Lachlan.
    Well researched and presented.
    Thank you!
    My appreciation for the AWESOME Gifts of hearing and Music is heightened by all of this new scientific research.
    Of couurs4we might turn on each other and argue about music reproduction equipment ....
    Or we could meditate on the meaning of all this complexity.
    Its Cause?
    To qouote a famous ancient Song:
    "Understand this, you who are unreasoning;
    You foolish ones, when will you ever show insight?
    The One who made the ear, can he not hear?
    The One who formed the eye, can he not see?"
    (Ps94)

    • @carlitomelon4610
      @carlitomelon4610 День назад

      Music appreciation that has no upper limits?

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад +1

      I'm glad you liked it! I definitely find it fascinating to consider how intricately and often quite perfectly we, and all of nature are "designed"

  • @Pierre-Leloup
    @Pierre-Leloup День назад

    Very informative video, I've learned a lot, thanks for the hard work and sharing. Eevery audiophile should view it before talking nonsense and arguing out of ignorance 👍 🎄Happy Christmas🎄

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  8 часов назад

      I'm so glad you feel that way about it! Merry Christmas!

  • @tothemax324
    @tothemax324 2 дня назад +2

    Brilliant, like how do you explain a Beethoven symphony? You cant, you experience it.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Yep. There's accuracy and then there's feeling, soul and emotion.

    • @Hare_deLune
      @Hare_deLune День назад +1

      @@PassionforSound
      It reminds me of something Joseph Campbell once said. He was talking about a Zen Master who asked his students: "What is the meaning of a flower?"
      The answer is that there IS no meaning. The flower simply exists, without rhyme or reason.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Yep. Sometimes we try too hard to create certainty around inherently uncertain and subjective topics.

    • @Hare_deLune
      @Hare_deLune День назад

      @@PassionforSound
      I was wondering just a few days ago whether some of what we experience with audio that can't be explained with measurements may be in similar realms as quarks and other examples of quantum physics. Electrons are, after all, a part of that micro-realm if I'm not mistaken.

  • @daemon1143
    @daemon1143 День назад

    Good video. I note that many of the components which are considered superlative, have a very high capacity to handle rapid transients. Also, and on another matter, I've spent a fortune with Adam and never got a t-shirt; bastard.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Haha. Sorry about the Adam Audio t-shirt. The local PR rep scored this one for me when he arranged the D3V, H200 and full sized monitors for review (all coming soon).
      Great point about the excellent devices being designed to handle rapid transients. I'd noticed the same trend but previously had no solid science behind my inkling that it was a common theme.

    • @daemon1143
      @daemon1143 18 часов назад

      @@PassionforSound I hope you get the opportunity to listen to the Adam equipment driven by an Octave amp; they synergise beautifully with the Octave gear.

  • @TuanMinh-sv2gq
    @TuanMinh-sv2gq День назад

    Wow this was such an amazing video! I learned a lot, while I was already quite familiar with the subject.
    I also think this video is proof that reviews from the likes of Audio Science Review, although interesting, dont come even close to painting the whole picture. This explanation is so thorough, that Im sure it will help many people in the difficult dilemma of objectivity Vs subjectivity.
    Btw, I've been following your channel for years now and we conversed in the past regarding cables and several other topics. I've recently converted to your side of the argument. Main reason is a change in how I view blind tests. If you are interested in this, feel free to reach out. I think it could be good for content. If not no hard feelings of course.
    Cheers and merry Christmas 🎄🎁
    Martijn

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm glad you found the video useful and even happier to hear that you have explored things for yourself and reached a conclusion based on that curiosity. I'd be curious to speak more because I'm producing a video in the new year about why audio blind tests don't deliver reliable data. Did we email previously? If so, can you drop me a fresh note so we can chat more?

    • @TuanMinh-sv2gq
      @TuanMinh-sv2gq 20 часов назад

      ​@@PassionforSoundHmm I tried replying twice but it seems after uploading the comment they disappeared? Perhaps because I was trying to share an email address.

  • @StephenMcGregor1986
    @StephenMcGregor1986 2 дня назад

    Cocktail deafness is another interesting one

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Yes, that's all wrapped up in the functions of all those different brain centres and the cochlear amplification function, I believe.

  • @EtaiAflalo-yc2qg
    @EtaiAflalo-yc2qg День назад +2

    And then there’s my wife. Try listening to her for a few minutes

  • @milnez
    @milnez 2 дня назад

    My Division set are on the way...

  • @miker718
    @miker718 День назад

    I felt like I was back in an anatomy class!

    • @tubefreeeasy
      @tubefreeeasy День назад

      I first thought the lessen was to ensure we clean our ears.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      Hopefully it was a positive experience! 😁🙂

  • @Nuevo_El_Nagual
    @Nuevo_El_Nagual 2 дня назад

    When is a review of Adam D3V?

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Very early 2025. It's the next video I'll produce after a short holiday.

  • @harrisarp3841
    @harrisarp3841 2 дня назад

    Thank you for this video!!I have the same exact opinion about this!!Many of the reviewers especially audioscience........ they don't even hear at all they only see measurements.Maybe many of the best speakers manufacturer in the world are "stupid" when they say that they trust first their ears and far less the measurments!!!

  • @onekana5120
    @onekana5120 2 дня назад +1

    Seriously well done... talking about grasping a nettle! And shaking it... regarding timing especially. I can't wait to see this video being linked to in certain forums... I think that the 'measurement' vs 'subjective' push, especially with Audio Science Review has been very important, but we need a proper scientific counter balance to 'push' the measurements further into this timing domain. Bravo, fantastique, fantastico ...

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm glad you liked it!
      If we ever get to the point that we can measure all there is to understand about the correlation between device performance and sound perception, then measurements will become invaluable. For now, they're really only helpful at identifying major flaws in a product's design, but even then they're limited because they don't indicate enjoyment.

  • @sqcaraudio
    @sqcaraudio 19 часов назад

    Mr presenter. This is about 5 videos' worth of information. Take it easy on us.

  • @markhouseholder
    @markhouseholder 2 дня назад +2

    How about THC effects?

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +2

      That would be a whole other field of research 🙂

    • @jimmyrustle6725
      @jimmyrustle6725 18 часов назад

      All I know is music sounds much better when indulging 😂🍻

  • @Hare_deLune
    @Hare_deLune День назад +1

    This right here is why Lachlan Fennan is my hero. 🏆 💪 😎

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      I'm glad you feel that way. Chat soon... 😉🙂

  • @JayGreezy
    @JayGreezy День назад

    I love the content on the whole, but a LOT of the new thumbnails are......a decision. Creepy is the word I would use, for what it's worth I'm not the only person that's brought it up. Not trying to be a dick, just letting you know in case that's a blind spot, or maybe thats what you were going for.

  • @samuelchan3920
    @samuelchan3920 2 дня назад +1

    "Cable deniers don't want you to know this ONE trick!"

  • @coardtech
    @coardtech 2 дня назад

    Do tier list, its end of the year where’s yours

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm not a fan of tier lists. That's why I did my three videos about the best products at various budget levels.

  • @mohamedahmed1023
    @mohamedahmed1023 День назад

    Are you a fan of Adam Audio?

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад

      I'm just reviewing their speakers and new headphone at the moment so I'll let you know once that's done. 🙂

  • @User_not_found_403
    @User_not_found_403 День назад

    Great vid. No wonder I could not stand amps that used negative feedback. Measured great. Sounded like listening in a tin can.

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  День назад +1

      Yep. Starts to explain a lot, doesn't it? 🙂

  • @ericshutter5305
    @ericshutter5305 2 дня назад

    all well, but only possible for analog signal cables ... not possible with digital signals ... those are either bitperfect or they give a broken signal ... better then bitperfect isn't possible 😂

    • @PassionforSound
      @PassionforSound  2 дня назад +7

      You're missing 90% of what this video is saying and ignoring the fact that digital cables can carry noise which can alter the timing accuracy of the clock in the DAC.