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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?  

fleschler

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chopandchange
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I personally think the ASR mob are looking to ’justify’ spending much less money to get a hi-end sound.

They lean on ASR for reassurance that a Topping DAC and £500 amplifier is all they need to spend in order to get the very best sound possible.

More than likely most of them do not have deep wallets so perhaps somewhat ’envy’ those that can spend the money to - in reality - get far better sound than measured perfection can really give you.

I do not have a deep wallet to enjoy hi-end at its best - so I could easily been seen as one being suckered into believing that measured sound is the best sound to save money. That would suit me just fine - if only that were true.

 

 

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