Nope. My ears convey the truth than measurements ever did. Case in point....Amir tested the MHDT Pagoda DAC and apparently according to him it was the worst measuring dac he has ever tested. Yet, in a side by side comparison with two of the dacs in his top measuring tier the Pagoda in my system sounded significantly better and more lifelike to my ears. I sold the other dacs and kept the kept the Pagoda until I got my current dac...the schiit "less is more" version of the yggdrasil which is simply amazing.
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.