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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?  

fleschler
mitch2
3,974 posts
 

blind cultist

Blind, or double blind??😎

I see the vitriol and name calling continues without pause.  That usually happens when people are afraid of something.  Is Amir really that scary?

juanmanuelfangioii
958 posts
 

Oh heavens no.

 

invalid
1,190 posts
 

@rtorchia 

What tube amp was it?  Science can be manipulated, take damping factor for instance, it can be measured at 1khz instead of 20hz to 20khz.

kota1
2,706 posts
 

@mitch2, have you seen the vitriol on ASR for people who don't sing there tune (or measure their tune, LOL). Are they afraid of something? Is Amir afraid of something? If you want "science" good, stick with peer reviewed journals:

 

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nonoise
10,843 posts
 

It stands to reason that there is a scientific, measurable and objective way to rate audio components

Rate them how? That they'll work when turned on? That they'll make sound when hooked up? That they'll work well with other components within reason?

That's about the extent of how to rate an audio component that's been "scientifically" measured. As to how it will actually sound is another matter.

All the best,
Nonoise

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