Audio Science Review = "The better the measurement, the better the sound" philosophy

@laoman How so? In which category of products? 

I personally don't see how ASR is different from any review site. They're all equally problematic. I take personal offense with ASR for their lazily written reviews and mean community. 

My stance is that nothing beats experiencing the gear in person. Many reviewers lust over bright/revealing speakers and headphones. If that's not to your taste, you shall experience buyer's remorse sooner or later. 

And like I said before, ASR created some kind of fog in my head with amplifiers. ASR is heavily biased towards Topping/Sabaj/SMSL amplifiers at the expense of your usual A/B amplifiers. Maybe it's a price issue. Maybe ASR is so hung up on SINAD and price that budget A/B amplifiers out of their radar. 

@laoman 
 

However anyone who is thinking about purchasing equipment based on an ASR recommendation should really beware.

It should go without saying that buying any audio equipment based on any third party recommendation, without first listening in one's room with one's equipment is fraught with problems and a crap shoot.

At least with ASR's objective review, you are shown if the item is properly engineered and constructed, performs as it should, and meets the claims of the manufacturer. I have seen time and time again reviews of products on ASR that fail at these basic fundamentals. In that regard, it serves a useful and legitimate purpose.

Perhaps it's time to start coming up with some alternative versions of what the initials ASR stand for.

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