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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

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 I know for a fact for every hater on here actually typing some lame no body cares type of stuff towards Amir or ASR are outnumbered by 100:1 via the silent no name passerby’s.

Silent "no name" here that respectively disagrees with your declaration. Amir is a big boy and literally asked for it by dropping in here to post.It's his choice. I believe most audiophiles with at least a few years under their belts simply want reliable components that reproduce what they personally feel real music sounds like. So what if the measurements aren't pristine? I have nothing negative to say about Amir.I just don't believe an audiophile would reject a well made component that fit into their system and sounded spectacular because Amir gave it a thumbs down.

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