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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. 

chayro
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mahgister
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There is one thing i like about Amir investigation...

It debunk the myth and magic marketing LINEAR link between S.Q. and price tag...There is none...

For example in dac... Dac is a mature technology, and we can now afford a very good one at relatively low price...

And in my acoustic experiments i discovered that improving acoustic is way more powerful than upgrading cables or dac or amplifier and sometimes even speakers...( if you have basic good one to begin with for sure)

By the way i am neither objectivist or subjectivist, no more than Gulliver was egg small ender or big ender...

Acoustic is key for me...But how can we criticize someone giving to us more information to digest ? I will not...

 

«I measure temperature in my ears before listening»--Groucho Marx audiophile 🤓

 
 

 

 

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audphile1
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@prof oh I get it trust me. I’ve been around long enough. 
 

@ahofer I’m an acquired taste.

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prof
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@ahofer

I think a member who isn’t pleased with a post can just report it, which usually results in the post being quickly deleted. Seems like it can be a petty "I’ll show them" response.

So it’s not necessarily that mods are scouring the thread looking to delete.

I’ve had plenty of bafflingly benign posts deleted via, I believe, this route.

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