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Message: <blockquote data-quote="elkcub" data-source="post: 3399665" data-attributes="member: 14473">Do I detect distain for those who measure audio/optical instruments using scientific methods?  For as long as I've read Henry's comments I don't recall him ever saying anything about "the view" from a subjective perspective, or that objective measurements can be used to predict overall perceived excellence.You are correct, however, in that standardized test charts are somewhat arbitrary, altho well thought out.  They serve a good purpose by giving opticians and scientists a standard frame of reference, but it's all too easy not to comprehend that grating resolution is only one form of visual capability.  Wire resolution and vernier resolution are others, which yield different results.  And no mention has been made of color effects, or procedural contaminants such as chromatic aberration that can lead to false positives.  Ed</blockquote>