AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend.........

I find many of the ASR measurements interesting and useful to a point.  In no way do measurements tell the entire story.  Amir has documented his personal system audio costing in the 6 figure ball park. He and the faithful followers regularly berate anyone spending anywhere near that level as an audiophool taken in by snake oil.  

A very recent review of an active speaker ($10K per pair) heaped glowing praise.  Amir drove a single sample to ear splitting levels and found no problems.  Almost all the measurements were quite good.  However, the waterfall graph showed numerous resonances, yet Amir loved the sound quality.  So, were the resonances not audible or did they contribute to a sound quality Amir liked?

I find it remarkable that some posters are incapable of taking @prof  seriously. His views are well-founded, typically well articulated, and as balanced as anyone's could be, especially on contentious topics. He also has relevant professional experience. 

Feel free to argue the substance of his posts, but ad hominem attacks reveal much more about the poster, than the intended target.

@whipsaw 

Much appreciated.

Unfortunately this is a type of discussion, like abortion, religion, politics, where many have dug their heals in and are easily triggered by an opposing view.  The reaction is to get emotional and defensive and ad hominem sometimes, rather than just address the arguments.

prof,

Can you post your system?

ozzy

ozzy,

Is that the usual "let’s see if you have a resolving enough system" request ?:-)

Speakers:

Thiel 2.7

Joseph Audio Perspective Graphene 2

(Other speakers I’ve used include MBL Radialstrahler, a variety of Audio Physic speakers, Von Schweikert, Waveform, Hales Transcendence, Quads, and many more).

Pre-amps: Conrad Johnson Premier 16LS2 and a Benchmark LA4

Amps: Conrad Johnson Premier 12 monoblocks (as well as various other tube and solid state amps through the years).

Sources:

DIGITAL: Bluesound NODE streaming to a Benchmark DAC2L

VINYL: Transrotor Fat Bob S turntable, acoustic solid arm, Benz Micro Ebony L cartridge

JL Audio HP10 phono stage.

...why do you ask?