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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@tsushima1 agreed!  Stop feeding the trolls 😈 they then die a slow death cause they feed off the 💩. Please take it personal @crymeanaudioriver  

AMR continues to make measurements that appear extremely accurate but have no reference whatsoever to audible sound.

The Boxem Arthur 4222 mono amp was tested to 2 Ohm. I'm not sure what tests aren't relevant to audible sound. Distortion and THD+N certainly are as well as FR to power. Perhaps you don't understand what all can be measured and how it relates.

@djones51 it is easier to throw stones than make a meaningful argument. That is why they throw stones at me. I only entered the topic as the behavior was so poor. @henry53 admits that the ASR measurements provide enough resolution that they are beyond audible limits, but appears to be claiming they must make some other unknown test. For a cable, especially a digital cable, or power conditioner tested by measuring the whole system I can't imagine what that is.  The tests are extensive. I am not an engineer but it is obvious that all those complaining are not either.