Uncle Paul
Super Member
I saw this YouTube video yesterday about optical illusions, and noticed right off that I see some of them and don't see others (the first for example - I see two gray pills).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qD3w3cAhEYU
It got me thinking about many of the discussions in this forum. I used to think that most of the claims about this metal vs that, jars full of special marbles, special wood plinths, etc., were people simply deluding themselves. Some of it probably is (part of our nature as imperfect beings), but if it helps your overall enjoyment then all the better.
Personally I can't hear the differences in things except for when they degrade things electronically - like oxidation causing a poor connection or not enough shielding in a poor interconnect. But I've learned that we don't all perceive the world in exactly the same way. The YouTube link has one illusion that relates to audio that is especially revealing, where a woman is repeating the same word, but you hear it differently based on what you see.
Even though I'm a skeptic by nature and possibly don't have the proper ears to validate most of it, I do enjoy the discussion in this forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qD3w3cAhEYU
It got me thinking about many of the discussions in this forum. I used to think that most of the claims about this metal vs that, jars full of special marbles, special wood plinths, etc., were people simply deluding themselves. Some of it probably is (part of our nature as imperfect beings), but if it helps your overall enjoyment then all the better.
Personally I can't hear the differences in things except for when they degrade things electronically - like oxidation causing a poor connection or not enough shielding in a poor interconnect. But I've learned that we don't all perceive the world in exactly the same way. The YouTube link has one illusion that relates to audio that is especially revealing, where a woman is repeating the same word, but you hear it differently based on what you see.
Even though I'm a skeptic by nature and possibly don't have the proper ears to validate most of it, I do enjoy the discussion in this forum.