Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?
It’s easy to make snide remarks like “yes- I do the opposite of what he says.” And in some respects I agree, but if you do that, this is just going to be taken down. So I’m asking a serious question. Has ASR actually changed your opinion on anything? For me, I would say 2 things. I am a conservatory-trained musician and I do trust my ears. But ASR has reminded me to double check my opinions on a piece of gear to make sure I’m not imagining improvements. Not to get into double blind testing, but just to keep in mind that the brain can be fooled and make doubly sure that I’m hearing what I think I’m hearing. The second is power conditioning. I went from an expensive box back to my wiremold and I really don’t think I can hear a difference. I think that now that I understand the engineering behind AC use in an audio component, I am not convinced that power conditioning affects the component output. I think.
So please resist the urge to pile on. I think this could be a worthwhile discussion if that’s possible anymore. I hope it is.
@hilde45 : +1! Lot of Amir haters here on Agon! What I find interesting are the measurements that reveal how poorly designed some products are! Products that are highly praised by the golden-ear crowd - like the Chord M-Scaler and the Magnepan LRS speaker. Woe to the buyers of the LRS! The measurements and Amir's listening test show this speaker to be a real turkey and a coloration-generator far from neutral to the source!
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Hi @hilde45 I’d say @cleeds raised a serious question. What do you specifically find serious about Amir’s approach? I inquire with sincerity. Charles |
I could not care less for the opinions based on the measurements. Nor from anyone thats sticks their nose in the air toward anyone who doesn’t spend $5000-$20000 on cables. Whether something sounds good, to my ears, my brain, in my room at the volume I want, at a price I am comfortable with, is all that matters to me. “Golden ear” audiophools and sterile measurements crowd both be damned. |
When I first heard some folks quote his site. I dug deep into reading review after review and was horrified at his approach and conclusions. Not for me, it is simple to see all the flaws. But for newcomers to the pursuit.
I think in the beginning most folks new to audio will start by looking at specs and think this is the way to evaluate sound quality (once they moved out of features and function counting as an evaluation tool). This could turn off so many folks new to audio by influencing them to buy dry, dead, terrible sounding equipment and never experiencing real high end. It is a real shame. |
