"There is no doubt at all in my mind, that where this topic is concerned, Amir is far more knowledgeable and would be far more recognized as an expert by others with real expertise. "
I will ask you for a change. Can you objectively prove this comment? Please give me a list of audio engineers, designers and critics who support this view.
Dis you read Amir’s letter to Darko? Do you think this tone and these requests are acceptable as well as insulting Darko’s guest?
By the way, you have not even thanked me for going out of my way to provide information on wine sweetness for you.I probably agree with you on Solti’s Ring rather than the Karajan version I own. I saw the Cherau Ring in Bayreuth as well as 3 or so other performances of the whole cycle while I was living in Europe.
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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Why would I thank you for pontificating about things I already knew intimately. You made a commemt about me not understanding wine, but unfortunately the only lack of understanding was yours about my post. There was nothing inaccurate about wine in my post.
W.r.t. experts, maybe instead of putting down Amir and ASR you should read more and judge less. When I participated there there were people who were recognized experts in their field. I remember one especially JJ, who I understand is one of the top experts in the world in psychoacoustics, perceptual coding, and spatial audio. People who one can look up and see 10's of research articles in journals not consumer magazines. A foremost amplifier design expert who I understand is one of the most referenced experts in the field. These are the people who are happy to be associated with ASR. |
@russ69 how many times will you and others repeat this lie? It does not suddenly become true just because you repeat it.
I see @cd318 also called you on this. Maybe it will sink it.
If a power conditioner has no effect on the output, or a USB cable has no effect on the output as Amir had shown in tests, then how could the sound of the system / room possibly change? If you refute the accuracy of Amirs tests, do you have any basis for that?
I see your post and many here either anti science or anti authority. I am not sure which. A comment was made that people here are people of means. People of means often have issues with people in positions of authority putting limits on them. Amir is effectively in a position of authority and is putting virtual limits on what audiophiles can claim without repercussion. Maybe that is what mosy irks many of the posters here |
They have one mantra: If it’s not measured, it’s BS.
Does that not include a measurement to underscore any result?
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This statement assumes Amir is testing all possible phenomena that effect sound quality. I do not believe this. Feel free to believe he is if you want to, but don’t insist I must believe what you believe. My belief is not anti science because science is about observation and discovery. In my opinion, your position is about stagnation and your belief you know everything there is to know. |
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