Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?


It’s easy to make snide remarks like “yes- I do the opposite of what he says.”  And in some respects I agree, but if you do that, this is just going to be taken down. So I’m asking a serious question. Has ASR actually changed your opinion on anything?  For me, I would say 2 things. I am a conservatory-trained musician and I do trust my ears. But ASR has reminded me to double check my opinions on a piece of gear to make sure I’m not imagining improvements. Not to get into double blind testing, but just to keep in mind that the brain can be fooled and make doubly sure that I’m hearing what I think I’m hearing. The second is power conditioning. I went from an expensive box back to my wiremold and I really don’t think I can hear a difference. I think that now that I understand the engineering behind AC use in an audio component, I am not convinced that power conditioning affects the component output. I think. 
So please resist the urge to pile on. I think this could be a worthwhile discussion if that’s possible anymore. I hope it is. 

chayro

You cannot have a clue about Helmholtz resonators because you did not even mention them for the bass problem in a room... You mock those who use material treatment favoring EQ alone... It is ignorance...

No, it is impolite and screwed up logic on your part.  This is not a thread on acoustics.  I am not at all attempting to engage in any kind of full blown discussion on such a complex topic in this thread.  You asked me what they were, and I instantly gave you an answer and the cons of the solution.  That you don't accept that -- without facts -- means nothing.  A day in the park in an audio forum where folks claim all kinds of expertise.  Come with data, not just indefinite word salads and personal commentary.  

@amir-

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Thanks.  I used to subscribe to it long time ago.  May be worth it to see if at least someone has interest in my box for parts, etc.  

@amir-

      There’s always that too, if you’re not going to use it.

       I’ve watched many items, move through that site.

       Especially, when it was a Yahoo thing.

                           Good luck!

What do you talk about..

For sure the debate with you was not about acoustic...

it was more deep and more fundamental but you never answered my points about hearing theory and the different meanings associated with different measures...

The debate was : how could someone predict sound qualities and their perception based on a finite set of linear measures of the design of pieces of gear ?

How could he dare seriously promote it as predictive of  audible Qualities ? it is non sense in psycho acoustic basic..

you fail the audiogon discussion  exam...😊

By the way i dont claim expertise, Toole is expert...

Me i only at no cost tuned my room... Thanks to him and to those who spell me the basic to experiment with...

Asking measured proof is like imposing the same question for any problem and imposing blind test is as imposing an answer for all problem ... It is ridiculous ... An answer cannot be at the same level than the question save for children puzzle book of algebra or for car seller ...In psycho-acoustic, the Fourier method is one of the question the answer it pose reside out of the Fourier frame... Using the two hearing theory in complementary experiments is the road to go, especially a road already studied in hearing impairment research...

psycho acoustic is based on fundamentals questions... This interest me not your marketing of toys as replacement for listening...