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Audio Science Review = "The better the measurement, the better the sound" philosophy

"Audiophiles are Snobs"  Youtube features an idiot!  He states, with no equivocation,  that $5,000 and $10,000 speakers sound equally good and a $500 and $5,000 integrated amp sound equally good.  He is either deaf or a liar or both! 

There is a site filled with posters like him called Audio Science Review.  If a reasonable person posts, they immediately tear him down, using selected words and/or sentences from the reasonable poster as100% proof that the audiophile is dumb and stupid with his money. They also occasionally state that the high end audio equipment/cable/tweak sellers are criminals who commit fraud on the public.  They often state that if something scientifically measures better, then it sounds better.   They give no credence to unmeasurable sound factors like PRAT and Ambiance.   Some of the posters music choices range from rap to hip hop and anything pop oriented created in the past from 1995.  

Have any of audiogon (or any other reasonable audio forum site) posters encountered this horrible group of miscreants?  

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I know, I am digging a hole here, but what would be wrong with a general standard at least to start with when it comes to audio, no matter the component? I wince to bring up 'Consumer Reports' Way back then, because they did not seem to have a clue early in the game of audio. They were even more carefree than Stereo Review in some of their opinions as to what made a good deal. In fact, just about everybody lied about the products that they sold. 

 If there were a starting line so to speak for expectations of any piece of equipment, beyond the promise that it won't catch fire, then maybe products could fall into categories/expectation for the dollar. 

 Wow, this hole will get deeper the more I think about this. Goodbye.

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