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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
kota1
2,706 posts
 

If anybody here with REW wants to get busy measuring stuff start with the room. I am shocked to see members measuring components and then leaving money on the table wasted because those components won’t provide the best experience without getting the room right. The video below may not work for you but it worked for me. I shopped for the treatments, exchanged e-mails with Anthony and BAM got a fantastic result. I noticed even some of the "professionals" posting here skipped this fundamental step. DSP helps, but DSP + a great room = amazing. BTW, room treatments can be covered with acoustically transparent fabric to make it look as good as it sounds:

 

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crymeanaudioriver
101 posts
 

I will say the arrogance and condescending attitudes reflected by you @amir_asr @prof I would not take advise from any of you, nor will I ever look at the ASR site.

 

You can say Amir has been slightly condescending, but given his treatment, probably far less than he should be. My condescension has circled around twisting of words, false truths, and outright lies. I am very much biting my tongue. @prof on the other hand has been a complete gentleman.

 

Mostly because the equipment being tested is low scale and not my, well thing. I do not shop at Best Buy.

 

I will say one condescending thing. You may want to pick up a dictionary and learn what the word condescending means, as you seem to believe it applies to others, but not yourself.

 

juanmanuelfangioii
958 posts
 

@prof nothing there I would brag about. So he shops at Safe and Sound.👎

sngreen
36 posts
 

@jerryg123 

Mostly because the equipment being tested is low scale and not my, well thing. I do not shop at Best Buy.

Excellent point! 

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