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?  

fleschler

@jtgofish 

"image depth and musical involvement and rhythm and timing"

Important of course - but in my world not the job of the dac.

Maybe what you call decent is the correct sound? 

Important of course - but in my world not the job of the dac.

You don't believe that DACs impact timing?

@gosta 

As long as you are happy with your system,  it doesn't matter how you got to where you are at.  The whole point is to enjoy the music.

@laoman

I use a dedicated mediaserver with Roon => Storm 16-channel processor =>

Storm 4 x 900 watt (8 ohm) Class d => Revel Ultima Salon 2 surround system + Velo 15DD+.

Dirac + Storm + Roon DSP.

ASR likes Storm and Salon 2 :-)

@gosta 

ASR likes Storm and Salon 2 :-)

 

Amir has these speakers, so everyone gets them!

Too many times Amir will test a piece of equipment that someone loved and they wind up selling it like sheep.

Just to buy what he recommends.

Are you listing to your music or just buying what your told?