Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?

"Effort and Value are two different things. The comments about needing to be "paid" in order to take notes at an audio show was telling. No need for notes, just listen, and report out what you hear. "

That is precisely what I did in my show report.  I even put the music that I heard in the report.  Here is the link again: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/amirs-2023-pacific-audio-fest-report-day-2.45942/

"Another classic in the form of Patricia Barber's Ode to Billie Joe

Neat channel separation. Good bass for such little speakers (I didn't know there was a woofer in the back at this point)"

[another suite]

Another Night · Cody High

Superb detail and dynamics. Excellent recording as I listen to it from youtube.

Essa Moça Tá Diferente (feat. Wilson Simoninha) · Bossacucanova · Wilson Simoninha · Chico Buarque · Chico Buarque

Nice drums!"

So I did and reported what I heard.  If you had bothered to spend 30 seconds looking at my show report, you would have know that.

The poster apparently wanted me to write a full book report for every suite and hence my answer that I am not a journalist that gets paid by the word to do that.  

Maybe next time I use ChatGPT to make up subjective remarks as to make some of you happy.  Surely that would do a better job than word salads we get from such "reviewers."

Some people hear.

Some people listen.

Some people measure.

Some people know the difference.

"Amir says Erin's video was removed because it was clickbait and he doesn't want anyone to earn money by having their videos shared on ASR. "

His video was NOT removed.  For heaven's sake, why don't you guys spend 10 seconds fact checking stuff you write???  Here is the thread again for all to see:

 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/erins-top-5-speakers-regardless-of-price-june-2023.45988/#post-1639462

All I said in there was this as a follow up from another poster wondering if he has "marketing intentions:"

"Hate clickbait titles like that. It seems every second there is another like that. This whole monetization business drives creators to make so many of these."

That comment got a lot of people to throw themselves over the railroad tracks defending Erin and getting quite personal to boot.  So I eventually closed the thread since there was no substance that was being discussed from his video anyway.

"As for clickbait, let's all remember how many back-and-forth videos Amir has created about Danny @ GR Research and Paul McGowan @ PS Audio.  Amir knew those would get views."

And what would views do for me on a channel that has no monetization, ads or sponsorship?  Nothing.  I do those videos because members and non-members ask for an answer to claims made by Danny, Paul, etc.  In every case I work hard to make sure there are substantive technical information.  They are not, "here are my top 5 speakers."  No definition of clickbait applies to my video whereas it is clear as a day that it applies to Erin's.  Erin does want the views, the ads, the sponsorships, the channel growth, etc.  Again, those are fine for him.  Just don't use ASR to promote content like this.  I don't know why this is such a hard concept for you all to grasp.  

"It is plain to see that Amir doesn’t like Erin and uses any reason he can to justify his logic even when it clearly goes against his other actions such as failure to delete/close other threads which contain links through ASR and his own part in playing "the game" by creating content he knows will create drama and fuel views, asking for donations, asking for likes/subscribers all while running a business that sells various brands."

Nonsense.  I post a review almost every other day.  Few are controversial things or created to create drama.  Latest reviews were a DCA headphone and TP RA3 rackmount amplifier.  The latter is an incredibly nice, state of the art amplifier with beautiful display and input selection going for just $229.

Hardly anything I test has anything to do with my company whose business is custom integration for high-end residential and commercial projects.  If there is such a conflict, it is noted at the start of the review, you know, the transparency you talked about: 

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/jbl-ac25-speaker-review.43520/

"NOTE: our company, Madrona Digital is a dealer for Harman products (and hence JBL) for custom integration business. So while there is no benefit to us one way or the other how this review goes, feel free to read whatever bias you want into my subjective remarks."

This is how the review ended:

"I can't provide a recommendation one way or the other without evaluating the AC25 with its companion filtering. Wish the company would make this more clear in its marketing material."

You are also out of line with that "asking likes."  I never, ever do that in my videos.  There is not one mention of such thing in the video or even in the notes below it.  The videos are presented as pure information for people to watch and enjoy, free of ads, or any kind of interruptions.

It seems you are so used to people trying to milk others for such things that you assumed I do the same when the facts are completely against your claims.

"Some people hear.

Some people listen.

Some people measure.

Some people know the difference."

We measure and listen.  Seems to be a better strategy than just listen.  But sure, some still think they rather know less about their purchases than more.... And think they have such super human hearing ability that have no need for any instrumentation.  I get it.