Originally Posted by VirusKiller
I guess this is why the choice of algorithm came down to listening tests in the end; human psychoacoustics is simply too complex and too poorly understood to do more than generate technical "options" for aural evaluation.

If you've ever listened to that interview/lecture Stuart did for the UK AES, that's almost word for word what he said. Thankfully, there are engineers like Stuart who are willing to trust their ears over their instruments.



861v?, MBL 116/111/121, McIntosh amps, music server, Oppo/switch-box 980 SACD/DVD