Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?

hilde45

Claims here that he is a "clown" or some kind of Svengali just betray dogmatism and intolerance.

It’s impossible to like everyone and Amir sure seems like a clown to me. I think I’m not alone in forming that impression of him.

He is a serious person with a point of view. Deal with it.

He doesn’t seem serious to me and I don’t have to deal with him or any of his self-serving, self-promoting YouTube brethren.

My point was: do you trust your ears or do you trust a measuring device?  Not saying either is right or wrong.  I’m an engineer and a musician (although the only thing I have played the last few decades is my stereo).  So I do a mix of both myself.  But this guy seems to think he can measure everything with an analyzer.  Reminds me of someone with a hammer.  To that person with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

For me measurements are only 10% of what I use to evaluate a hi-fi purchase. It's the same as 0-60 times for evaluating an automobile purchase. The 0-60 times tell you nothing about how it gets those times. Is it a screaming small bore motor with very peaky power or a huge big block that just muscles it's way to the same time? Hearing and feeling is more important than a raw measurement. Guys like Amir have no room for the art of audio reproduction.

I have made decisions based on their gear measurements. Usually, eliminating gear I had some interest in.

I was about to buy the Okto DAC8 based on their favorable comments on it, instead I decided to get the worst measuring Schitt Yggi+ (Less is More) of the 3 Yggi+'s. Very happy with that move, though the Okto DAC8 had the better connectivity for my needs.

I take all opinions and feedback and marinade it in the brain and then execute some plan. Amir is another data point.

Not that I am aware of.  That’s not a swipe.  I just really don’t get why people are so infatuated with him.   I guess he gets people to talk about him so he is successful there. More power to him!