I have for sure picked up quite a bit browsing the threads and watching Gene’s videos. My scientific curiosity also has me messing around with REW getting familiar with the program and just looking at differences within my listening space which is really cool!
This is something I’ve thought about quite a bit, but finally have a dedicated space that I can make it a reality. Im not worried about the time or dealing with returns to find the right speakers for my tastes. For sure listening to plenty of speakers will help me better understand what my tastes are exactly.
That's awesome.
Another aspect that we talk about is "bias".
If you know how the speaker measures BEFORE you listen or compare, will you be
biased into thinking they sound "bright" or "warm"?
If you've read a lot of rave reviews about a speaker, will you be biased?
I think without a true strict high standard double-blind test, we won't be able to remove all bias. For example, I think if a company trains their testing subjects to listen for certain sounds, they are introducing bias whether they wanted to or not. So just keep bias in mind.
There is no substitute for experience, which is true for everything in life. The more speakers you listen to, the more experience you have.
Try to also find any dealers that have high end speakers like Revel Salon2, B&W 800D, KEF Reference, etc. You don 't want to ask yourself the question, "What if?"
A lot of people think that they will be completely "blown away" when they finally get to listen to $30,000 speakers.
Bias might have a lot to do with that.
