Don Pearce wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:11:40 +0100, Rob
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Keith G wrote:
Yep, why waste time *listening* to a bit of kit when you could just
stick a meter on it....??
Indeed. A doctor with a stethoscope beats a MRI scan every time.



Why look at (with your eyes?!) a picture when you can digitally analyse
it? Why go for a walk when there's perfectly good GIS profile of your
route? Why listen to music when ... :-)

But the measurements aren't a substitute for listening - they are
designed to make sure your equipment is not going to mar your
pleasure.

It strikes me that measurement fixation *does* affect listening. For
some, a measured anomaly would take away some of the listening pleasure
even if it was inaudible.

A bit like making sure the glass on the front of your
picture is nice and clear... Of course there are those who like
cloudy glass with a coloured tint, but not those who want to see the
whole of the picture.

d

Some people like their glass 'distorted' so they can see the bigger
picture.