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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
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noske
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@russ69 If I had to sum up why websites like ASR are not that interesting to me;

I would say firstly, they have an emphasis on low price gear, a segment I don't often shop in.

Is this a reason why many on the forum are dismayed at the rigorous and hard marking provided by Amir?   

You are entitled to not concern yourself with buying the best, despite its modest price..  Nobody cares except the rapidly failing high end components bricks and mortar market.  And the site we are currently on - enjoy it while you can.

 

mitch2
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@rudyb +1

I actually have no idea what the whole discussion is about. Scientific measurements can deduct a certain device measures better than another [within the tested parameter], and listening tests can deduct a person likes a certain sound more than another. These are two entirely different things, and both can live perfectly together.

Possibly the most reasonable post of this entire thread. 


 

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thyname
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Cin Dyment: you are a sick, sad human being. Disgusting. Back here again dude?! Wow!

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russ69
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Nobody cares except the rapidly failing high end components bricks and mortar market.  And the site we are currently on - enjoy it while you can.

The high-end market is very strong with more choices than we have ever had. There is a shift away from the brick and mortar business model but online and direct sales are booming! Business is good.  

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