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

smug

/sməɡ/

adjective

  1. having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.

    "he was feeling smug after his win"

Don’t you hate it when people take pride in their work?

1241 posts and counting on this thread. Can Amir set a new Audiogon record? He has a lot of material to work with.  I am measuring this.

 


mapman

21,167 posts

 

smug

/sməɡ/

adjective

  1. having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.

    "he was feeling smug after his win"

Don’t you hate it when people take pride in their work?
 

You’re off the map here @mapman. Completely. 

1241 posts and counting on this thread. Can Amir set a new Audiogon record? He has a lot of material to work with. I am measuring this.

 

Seems so when there are so many different people who are more than willing to debate it even more.

Now back to listening to distorted tube amps, and sub-optimal measuring DAC - sounds amazing by the way! Y’all have fun now, lol. :)