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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?  

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4afsanakhan
134 posts
 

@kota1 , thanks much for the advice on a pair os subs rather than a single sub. Yes, I think that is my next objective. My challenge is finding subs with excellent quality at a decent price. I am somewhat limited financially at present. The idea of a pair of big JL Audio subs - as much as I would like it - is out of the question.

I am so glad you recommended your thread on Atmos multi-channel. I will read through it with great interest. If the stars align, I just might move toward building a multi-channel music and cinema system.

kota1
2,706 posts
 

@4afsanakhan , I don't know your budget or your room. I like 10 inch subs for music and movies but maybe you need bigger. As for value Klipsch is often deeply discounted and has over 1700 5 star ratings on Amazon:

 

kota1
2,706 posts
 

If you want a ported sub instead of sealed the Monolith subs by Monoprice are on sale and have been favorably reviewed:

 

crymeanaudioriver
101 posts
 

No I haven’t made any claim about Stereophile. I’ll give you some time to edit your post or reformulate your question and check a bit later.

Your deflection and lack of recognition of sites that both have paid advertising and receive gifts is noted @axo1989 , but it does not change the outcome. I will continue to wait for those youtube links.

crymeanaudioriver
101 posts
 

So you are saying Stereophile receives gifts...

Not sure you know how the industry works, but there are many perks, depending on who you are. Firstly, equipment might be "on loan" with no set date of return or there may be a heavily discounted accommodation price if you wish to keep the item you tested. It is also known that the distributor/manufacturer might "wine and dine" a reviewer when delivering a piece of gear. And last but not least, a reviewer might be flown to the factory, for a tour and several day accommodations and meals. These are normal sales perks in some industries and certainly true in audio

 

I am well aware @russ69 , hence why I found it specious that @axo1989 raised this issue w.r.t. ASR, considering, as many have noted, most of the items that ASR reviews that comes from manufacturers, are lower in cost. Amir appears to already own some high end components, so I am not sure what benefit he is getting from owning 20, <$1,000 DACs? 

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