@soundfield I am you according to Amir
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.
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@amir_asr Why don’t you address your old contradictions that @soundfield is pointing out |
I heard that Amir had a chart that compared the relative value of measurements based on type of audio product. So that things like cables and DACS could be 100% judged by measurements and with things like speakers that % was less. When I say that I learned how little measurements matter it is speaking relatively. I used to think much higher of them, that they told more than they do. I do believe they have value. I would like to see this idea of nuance and relative value of measurements addressed by Amir. A consideration of the grey areas. |
As Amir pointed out above he gives his recommendation based on the review because people asked him to. Also I am not a member and have not tried but as he indicated readers appear to be able to vote on each review to let their opinion be known. Maybe the site was more dictatorial in the past but does not appear to be currently.
Do people even bother to determine the facts about anything anymore before casting stones?
Over and out. |
Time dilation does not present a paradox. If you get on a spaceship and travel near speed of light for a month, you could arrive back on earth potentially hundreds of years later. Not only will any clock you carry with you verify this, but every fabric of your being will as well! This is a consequence of Einstein’s special theory of relativity where no experiment has managed to disprove it. Therefore, a photon is simultaneously generated at big bang 13.8 billion years ago and dissipated now in your eye at the same time. This is what the laws of universe predict and isn’t subject to opinion calling it a paradox. None of this was my question. My question which you did not answer, was what is the impact of this on fidelity of audio devices we use?
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