Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?

Back to the cable thing, is this gentleman saying that the entire cable industry is without musical merit?  If so, he's literally deaf, or has a terribly low quality playback system/room 

First, if that is what I hear and I am supposed to trust my ears, I don't know why you would say I am deaf. 

Second, why are these system requirements not documented some place?  Never seen that from any cable manufacturer for example.  How would a potential buyer be informed prior to buying these things that their system is not "low quality?"

Here is a picture of my system.  Would you please advise if it is low or high quality?

Thank you.

This is exactly the point that Amir seems to be missing. Music is an art form. The reproduction of music is a combination of art and science. 

Interesting thought.  Should we start rating designers as to how much they know about art?  And if they don't, dismiss their work out of hand?

What does an amplifier know about art anyway and how did that knowledge get into it? Can it tell that I am playing nails scratching on a chalkboard from Mozart? If so, how does it do that?

Perfectly measuring gear is just spin for sales. Everything made goes through measurements and is made to spec and gets that CE approval so you know it won't burn your house down.

There is a difference between performance metrics and safety.  A car can accelerate fast/slow and be safe or not safe in a simulated crash.  These concepts are orthogonal to each other.  On that topic though, safety certifications and regulatory certifications are often missed from audiophile products.  Especially shameful is when it is a power cord where safety matters.

Now if a designer wants a certain sound and it means adding some distortion in order to achieve that goal, there's nothing wrong about doing that. It's already been pointed out by musicians, technicians and recording engineers. Again, nothing remotely wrong about that. 

Well said.  Simple request would be to a) show measurements so that people know you have put that in there and b) do a controlled listening test with a group of audiophiles showing the benefit.  Having me doing the measurements for them and you doing the listening tests doesn't make much sense.

@daveyf 

Friend of mine recently bought a Benchmark AHB2. He was basically sold on the spec’s and then to some extent- the reviews/price. To say that once he bought it home that he was disappointed, would be an understatement. Luckily, he was able to sell it on and lost little on the transaction.

I'm curious what point you wish to make with that anecdote.

What did your friend expect from the AHB2 that he did not get?  Is it possible his expectations were not realistic as to what he should hear with that amp?