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Audio Science Review = "The better the measurement, the better the sound" philosophy

"Audiophiles are Snobs"  Youtube features an idiot!  He states, with no equivocation,  that $5,000 and $10,000 speakers sound equally good and a $500 and $5,000 integrated amp sound equally good.  He is either deaf or a liar or both! 

There is a site filled with posters like him called Audio Science Review.  If a reasonable person posts, they immediately tear him down, using selected words and/or sentences from the reasonable poster as100% proof that the audiophile is dumb and stupid with his money. They also occasionally state that the high end audio equipment/cable/tweak sellers are criminals who commit fraud on the public.  They often state that if something scientifically measures better, then it sounds better.   They give no credence to unmeasurable sound factors like PRAT and Ambiance.   Some of the posters music choices range from rap to hip hop and anything pop oriented created in the past from 1995.  

Have any of audiogon (or any other reasonable audio forum site) posters encountered this horrible group of miscreants?  

fleschler
td_dayton
320 posts
 

you fellas are ridiculous. "this is war" lmao. has anyone called ASR "snake oil" yet? can't believe how bad this thread got in such a short time 😂

kota1
2,706 posts
 

noske, have I passed the plate your way asking for a handout? The only "bombs" going off around here are truth bombs. Dude, I am only trying to save you some dough, unlike some people at ASR I don't need your advice, your capital, or obedience.

noske
783 posts
 

@kota1 The only "bombs" going off around here are truth bombs. Dude, I am only trying to save you some dough, unlike some people at ASR I don’t need your advice,

I disagree about truth bombs being activated. There is a great deal of second hand womens kinda gossip - hence my surprise when you admitted that you did not know about the PA5 debacle.

No, you don’t need my advice to steer clear of idle gossip and hearsay, you are well prepared to contribute as a keyboard warrior.

kota1
2,706 posts
 

noske,I think that is a sexist comment "womens gossip". I am really surprised, shame, don't ever criticize someone using a term like chi-fi, just unbelievable you would post this.

noske
783 posts
 

@kota1 Of course it is sexist. Get over it. In my current occupation I work with 40 women and 4 men. Women are light years ahead of us naive blokes being able to get away with un-corroborated gossip. True by definition.

I log on to AG and see, oh, I’m back at work.  More women pretending to be men.

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