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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Measurements do matter in some circumstances , like when dealing in subjective measurements like audio.

Subjective measurement is how scientists measure what people say. It is very important that we listen to our patients and get feedback on their experience here.

Snicker. 

 

 

Okay @amir_asr enlighten us.

But here is the trick, and it is a good one, you can get superbly transparent for a lot less money than products with much less chance of transparency!  Amazing progress has been made by companies that are dedicated to proper engineering and science to eradicate any audible impairments.  A $100 DAC indeed can run circles around a $10,000 one, no ifs and buts about.