Great presentation that destroys the myth that if two audio components measure the same, they will sound the same. It could be summarized by this statement from the presentation (paraphrased):
"Not all that matters can be measured, and not all that can be measured matters".
That maxim has been fairly obvious to those of us who have struggled for years to make purchasing decisions when it's so tough to correlate equipment specifications with the sound that is produced.
Mr. Novick holds out some hope for us confused audio consumers by assuring us that there are electronics engineers behind the scenes who are working toward establishing some new testing standards, aided by better, more affordable testing equipment, that will help narrow the gap between the objective and subjective.
"Not all that matters can be measured, and not all that can be measured matters".
That maxim has been fairly obvious to those of us who have struggled for years to make purchasing decisions when it's so tough to correlate equipment specifications with the sound that is produced.
Mr. Novick holds out some hope for us confused audio consumers by assuring us that there are electronics engineers behind the scenes who are working toward establishing some new testing standards, aided by better, more affordable testing equipment, that will help narrow the gap between the objective and subjective.