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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?  

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laoman
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@mattw73

"ASR is mainly an engineering forum in my eyes, discussions of build quality and measurements." Herein lies one problem, Matt. Amir does not look at build quality in terms of longevity. If you look at ASR over the last few weeks you will note that a number of Topping purchasers are complaining about the build quality. Amir has washed his hands of this whole business and has come up with all sorts of mealy mouthed excuses. A reviewer needs to look at all aspects of a product.

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unreceivedogma
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A $21,000 system can sound as good as a $165,000 system.

That's not the same as saying that any $21,000 system sounds as good as a $165,000 system.

More on this, ... later.

kuribo
524 posts
 

A $21,000 system can sound as good as a $165,000 system.

That's not the same as saying that any $21,000 system sounds as good as a $165,000 system.


A $200 system might sounds as good or better to someone as a $200,000 system. There is no accounting for taste. That's why comments like this:

 

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!

Are idiotic.

 

 


 

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jerryg123
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So charming. 

kuribo
524 posts
 

@laoman 

 

 

Amir does not look at build quality in terms of longevity.

 

Do you think he reads this forum? You might find a more appropriate audience at ASR for your concerns and suggestions about their policies.

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