About
Audioscience from a higher perspective
(and some free floating ideas)
In addition to a strong interest in music and audio technology, I started this website because I was disappointed by what I saw in audiophile blogs, forums, magazines. I'm not just referring to esoteric voodoo bogus claims, but also to the misleading portrayal of audio measurements and everything related to them.
The other motivation is even more down-to-earth: I have special views on certain topics, and since I don't see anyone else making what I have in mind I have to do it myself. I like to walk new paths, discover new methods, but also having both feet on the ground. Furthermore, solving puzzles or mysteries is sometimes a fun and exciting activity (and sometimes not so exciting, like gathering data).
Thank to the internet (forums, blogs, YouTube) it's getting harder and harder to find a structured, coherent view about a topic. The game is rigged, as it looks like a vicious circle of attention stealing, following of authorities and generated repetitive content (sometimes you have to repeat yourself, I understand that).
As I see it, there is still too much confusion surrounding ABX testing. Rejection of ABX testing is absurd, but the idea that sighted tests are the source of all problems and blind tests are the way out of any kind of craziness is certainly wrong. Moreover, searching for the truth with double blind tests and/or statistical methods is a hopeless endeavour. Statistical methods are a poor substitute for logic, reason and experimental methods. The principle is simple: any problem must be understood in such depth that ABX testing (the "weakest link") can be omitted. A well-designed test should produce similar results regardless of whether the test is performed blind or sighted.
Random Access Music (Fun with YouTube)
Playlist, just a little different. Almost 400 songs at one place, composed by real musicians and played on real instruments. Rock, acoustic smooth jazz, dark humor go well together in this playlist.
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The logic behind the player is very simple: recommended videos are randomly picked until a video is selected, then the algorithm switches to searching for related videos for the next few clicks. By the way, as the philosopher Jagger once said, you can't always get what you want...
Csaba Horváth
How can I contribute? Objective of Tonestack.net is to fill the vacuum that exists in our audio hobby by exploring controversial questions. In addition to articles, software tools and online audio demos also help clarify misconceptions. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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