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

@prof 

You seem very reasonable. Read @laoman  's posts and tell me if I am off base.

@laoman all you have done is thrown insults. Amir was rather cordial when he first came on this topic. Neither he nor anyone should have to put up with the lies and abuse that you and others delivered. You twisted his words. You claimed he said things he did not. You called him a liar without justification.

@laoman you also made made a snarky comment about my wine knowledge based on a post I wrote but have not in any way shown what I wrote was incorrect. You made a similar comment about my audio knowledge, though I have never claimed to be an expert, yet you have provided no support that anything I have said is incorrect.  If this is how you behave why would you expect respectful behavior from others?

For the record @laoman , in my first post I commented that I found the ASR mood at time toxic. However I don't see the blatant repeated lies masquerading as arguments I see in this topic.

I am in no position of authority to question Amir's testing methods other than wrt general scientific rigor. I know you are certainly not in a position to question his methods. I would hazard a guess that the members of ASR are far far more qualified to question his methods than people here. Far more. There are threads on test methods on ASR and what could be improved. However, complain as you will, many manufacturers respect his results. With all the qualified people that participate in ASR, and accept the results, it is arrogance on your unqualified part to be sniping about his methods.

The problem I have is people telling me what I can not hear. If I hear differences in cables, I want to learn what is happening. If other people tell me that it is impossible and I am delusional, I find that not the right attitude for investigating the parameters for what is causing that effect. (geometry, dielectrics, purity, etc...). 

Good scientists push the envelope, share knowledge and are humble. Measuring things is just measuring. Nothing more, nothing less. Measuring is not a sacred, end to all discussions, type of knowledge.

"With all the qualified people that participate in ASR, and accept the results, it is arrogance on your unqualified part to be sniping about his methods"

Normally I do not answer trolls, however.

1) Failure to understand Klippel measurements

2) Poor testing methodology - eg the tests conducted on the Chord M Scaler

3) Failure to read user manuals about tolerances before engaging in testing

4) Testing cables for interference when they are not plugged in to anything

5) Not checking if the samples sent are "cherry picked"

6) A refusal to take responsibility for recommendations when the product quality is not satisfactory eg Topping.

7) Conducting speaker listening tests based on 1 speaker only ( I do not care what he says about the validity of this, as this is nonsense)

8) Reliance on Sinad rather than use industry standard "THD" and "S/N ratio when this an old and arguably inefficient method of measurement.

9) Listening at ridiculously high volumes eg on the Focal Clear headphones at 115 db. Are you serious??

10) The farcical review of HiFiMan Ananda headphones where he was simply way off beam.

Do you want more, because there is plenty more. By the way