@chayro "I think that Amir, in a round about way, reminds us of how powerful our biases are."
This is true. The notion that subjective listening is not without serious problems is something that ASR may take too self-righteously, but it is part of science to realize that careful analysis requires self-scrutiny and scrutiny of others "tastes." Not baseless suspicion but a critical attitude.
@jasonbourne71 We agree that there is something of value in the enormous amount of work that Amir has put into his site.
@charles1dad I have found many, many things of value there. Descriptions of products, tests, measurements, photos, and other information.Some have decided that because they don’t agree with his product conclusions or his disposition toward measurement and against listening tests (as too subjective) there is nothing at all there. This is the kind of partisanship that drives people apart and -- perhaps more important -- keeps us from learning from the valuable parts of what others turn up.
FYI, I posted my review of the Ascend speakers at ASR and some dismissed it because there were no measurements. Very discriminatory against my approach. But others on the site jumped in to defend me, even though it was not measurement based. So, there are a variety of people at ASR, I found.