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Originally Posted by meatling  The problem I'm having with your attempts to "pass along real experiences" is that I can't translate that to what I'd experience myself. What is "very good indeed"? This opinion tells me nothing.
I've hard people calling the PMD670 "very good indeed", which alerts me to the fact that our individual thresholds for "very good indeed" are vastly different.
That's where actual numbers come in handy. Numbers don't lie, people do. So, when the numbers come from actual users and not the manufacturer's marketing department, they can actually help with a decision. Provided that you know how to read them. |
this is a false dichotomy.
When in context, both opinions and numbers are helpful.
And both opinions and numbers can be misleading.
The way in which a unit (or anything, really) is evaluated can influence the objectivity of a measurement. And the more you drill into numbers, the more you see that they are really another form of opinion. Numbers can lie, opinions from a trusted source can be helpful, and vice versa. And every bit of evidence is potentially helpful (clustering of opinions or measurements, evidence of bias or objectivity, etc.).
Take it all in, brutha, add your own experience, stir, and swallow.