Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:10 16/10/96 +0100, you wrote: You are welcome. Of course the same could be said of almost anything than man creates such as the automobile. >Brian, > >Thank you so much for supporting! > >The message I wanted to send was that test results are not the full >truth (in fact, they are not more and not less than a part of a >spectrum). This was written because of many people believing that the >whole truth (or at least, a reasonable part of it) lies in lab test reports and their figures ... > >Have a fine day >Hubert > >> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 20:42:24 -0400 >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> From: dlevy@worldy.com >> Subject: Re: 35mm Asph./ASPHERICAL >> Reply-to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> At 02:59 15/10/96 +0100, you wrote: >> >> >> >Then, to come to the point: Testing high end equipment leaves the >> >range of measurable data. Wer'e talking about top quality equipment >> >(and it wouldn't be top quality/high end/call it as you like if you could >> > _measure_ a flaw!). It's the same case for high end hifi equipment >> >BTW, all units will deliver excellent test results. >> > >> >> Unfortunately, this is not true regarding high end excellent sounding audio >> equipment. You can design equipment which will test excellent on the bench >> and sound terrible. Early transistor designs were a proof of this. The were >> designed to have both thd, im distortion and frequency response which would >> beat tube equipment, but sounded absolutely terrible. Even today, most >> transistor designs of low and mid hi-fi components have tests results which >> are better than say Audio Research, new Dynaco, etc., but the tube equip >> still sounds better. Also, there are very good solid state designs today >> which don't test any better than the mid-fi equipment, but kill it sonically. >> >> Both audio equipment and lenses exhibit certain nuances which I think to >> date can not of have not been quantified by objective criteria. >(...) >* Von/From: HUBERT NOWOTNY, CTR Hatzenberger & Nowotny OEG >* A-1040 Wien/Vienna, Kettenbrueckengasse 16 (Austria, Europe ...) >* Tel ++43-1- 586 20 22 - 0, Fax ++43-1- 586 20 22 - 24 >* hubertn@ctr.co.at, http://www.ctr.co.at/ctr/ > > Brian Levy, J.D. Toronto, Ont. dlevy@worldy.com