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The subjectivity of speaker quality

Just for the fun it, while listening to your speakers with your favorite piece of music, cup your hands behind your ears and listen for a few minutes. I am blown away by the incredible change in the sound of the music when I do this. With this in mind it is no wonder that there likely will never be any real agreement on what speakers are the "best" sounding. Maybe all speaker reviewers should first reveal the size of their ears and a copy of their latest hearing test!! It's all fun.
jppenn

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hartwerger
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Sorry Marakanetz. I was having a bad day and it was a brief moment of insanity, not to mention embarrasing.
hartwerger
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Every ear has a unique sonic signature. Some ears are more musical than others. Ears that have a bell shaped cavity are said to be "tubed" whereas narrow cavities are of a solid state nature. Ears that stick out are described as dipolar, whereas flat ears are referred to as boxed. Ears with short lobes are prone to low frequency roll-off, but ears with long lobes sometimes encounter a ground loop hum. Dirty ears can only hear in mono; the cleanest ears can hear surround sound. If you have perfect hearing than your ears are said to be vinyl and golden; if you use a hearing aid then your ears have been digitized and you will forever changing cables and power cords. Finally, asymmetrical ears can reverse polarity.
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