AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend.........


i found this website....

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?reviews/

looks like the guy who does the reviews plays with a pink panther figurine all the time... its a okay movie...but i dont like it too much. the reviews are so hard to figure out. i am lost for words and not totally understanding what i am reading. basically it seems like he does not like most of the audio products.

can i get AMAZING sound quality for only $50 ? my bank told me i cant make any withdrawals...my wife took control. now she is not talking to me. and she locked my bedroom drawer with a little more cash. but i have $50 so i can buy something online for my JVC earbuds...i have the JVC Gumy PLUS. the sound quality is premium but i want more. i am thinking of a DIVORCE. if my wife is not going to CHANGE!!

can someone help me find a good value audio product. i need some help. also the audio store told me "do not return" i dont know what is wrong with them. i said they were not very helpful. then the MANAGER said how can I HELP YOU?? i said...i have a team of audiophiles already helping me...you guys...

please help. thank you.i am so greatful.

128x128digitalviper

ASR is terrible. I liked it when ASR tried to get back at Danny from GR Research, totally fubar’d that. That’s how bad asr is. ASR has tried to bad mouth other brands that I personally like/own that are highly rated from other reviewers.

As for not hearing a difference in cables, you either don’t have a revealing system or you just can’t hear this kind of differences. I’ll bet I have heard a difference in almost 99% of the time that I have done cable shoot outs/Evals at home. I have even heard differences at ces/rmaf shows and at dealers. I’m also not saying that the difference you hear is better or worse. For example, I prefer the cables I use over Nordost Valhalla and they are 1/2 the price, but I do hear a difference. 

Sometimes they measure what is a great product.   The RME adi2 DAC was the darling of ASR until it's measurements were surpassed by some Chi Fi DAC which of course they loved.   I have a RME and it's a good DAC , no doubt.  

They would probably not give a favorable review on the DAC that replaced it, the excellent sounding LAB 12 DAC 1 Reference.    Most of today's gear measures pretty good, at least beyond the limits of human hearing, with low noise and distortion.    That's why ASR isn't doing you any favors.    Do you like how a component sounds ?   Then buy it.   Don't let what some internet site that only cares about specs sway your decisions.    My whole system is comprised of stuff they would and in some cases have ripped to shreds.   Yet it sounds great.

The Benchmark is a great piece that is everything it's advertised to be.   Again, another product that's measurements approach the limits of testing.   Show me one paragraph where they praised it's sound quality.   I bet you can't  because they are all about numbers.  

Yes, ASR is about numbers.And I think its consistent testing has a place as a means of comparison. However, I get that it is not a resource that is for everyone.

Numbers don't explain everything we hear/sense. Some day maybe we will be able to measure what is currently unexplainable. 

objective and subjective sources help me make informed decisions.

prof,

Just think of all the money you have saved.

ozzy

Exactly.

Paying attention to objective investigations of various type of gear has been very useful, as have my own occasional blind tests, in saving me money and angst sometimes.

 

As for not hearing a difference in cables, you either don’t have a revealing system or you just can’t hear this kind of differences.

I own, and have owned, many highly detailed revealing speakers, from Audio Physic to MBL Radialstrahlers to Thiel flagships and currently Joseph Audio Perspective 2. My Benchmark DAC and Benchmark Preamp are measurably among the most transparent audio devices you can own.

I make my living using my ears in post production sound. Think you could subtly balance the sound of 30 tracks at a time while identifying the a tiniest artifacts that will be picked up by a mixer?

It’s not a job for people with poor hearing acuity for differences and details.

So..nah... :-)

 

Show me one paragraph where they praised it’s sound quality. I bet you can’t because they are all about numbers.

 

Sure. From Amir’s review of the Benchmark preamp/headphone amp (same as mine, but with headphone outputs):

 

Headphone Listening Test
As usual, I started my testing with the Sennheiser HD-650. You guys know that I like to test headphone amplifiers at high volumes. Even if it is for a second or two, I try to up the volume to max to see whether the headphone or the amplifier give out first. Not here. I was too scared to get even close to -10 dB let alone +15 dB range the HPA4 has! The sound had incredible authority with superb bass and fantastic detail. It is a revelation to have this much clean power on hand to drive a headphone.