Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion HiFi & HT Chat Can sound quality be measured?

+1 on what Rolski has said.

I work in the space industry and having spoken to the guys who specialise in digital design can attest to the fact that appropriately specified cables and connectors that have been manufactured and assembled to a high standard are all that is needed to get the data from a to b.

They have also said that if anything our bodies are something of an unreliable variable where measurement and interpretation of data is concerned. They would rather trust a calibrated instrument over human perception for this very reason.

When all is said and done though it all comes down to our enjoyment of music and for most Meridian folk I suspect getting as close to a perfect reproduction of the original features highly on our agendas. My wife however still likes to listen to tapes on a 25 year old "boom box" as that is where she heard most of her music for the first time and it evokes good memories and feelings.

So while there might be a technically correct method of audio reproduction it might not be the 'right' way for an individual to hear it.

T