estreeter
Super Member
This character from PF seems to feel that hi-fi is a 'scam' simply because what we perceive as 'sound' is nothing more than vibrations - mate, I dont care if it's gamma rays from Mars, if it gives me joy to experience those vibrations via something more sophisticated than a pair of iBuds, then I'm going to spend my money on the toys I attach value to.
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue75/skoff.htm
Like most of these 'sound science' arguments, this comes down to the same argument - are the pleasure centres in our brains stimulated entirely by a series of external electrical impulses ? Mr Skoff can rattle on about the imperfections of the physical world until he literally falls dead at a keyboard - compared to the noise/vibrations from traffic and other human activity, I attach a great deal of value to the vibrations emanating from the transducers in my headphones and speakers. Thoughts ?
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue75/skoff.htm
Like most of these 'sound science' arguments, this comes down to the same argument - are the pleasure centres in our brains stimulated entirely by a series of external electrical impulses ? Mr Skoff can rattle on about the imperfections of the physical world until he literally falls dead at a keyboard - compared to the noise/vibrations from traffic and other human activity, I attach a great deal of value to the vibrations emanating from the transducers in my headphones and speakers. Thoughts ?