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

Showing 2 responses by yyzsantabarbara

I have made decisions based on their gear measurements. Usually, eliminating gear I had some interest in.

I was about to buy the Okto DAC8 based on their favorable comments on it, instead I decided to get the worst measuring Schitt Yggi+ (Less is More) of the 3 Yggi+'s. Very happy with that move, though the Okto DAC8 had the better connectivity for my needs.

I take all opinions and feedback and marinade it in the brain and then execute some plan. Amir is another data point.

 

The LRS+ sounds incredible in my small room. The best sounding speaker I have put in this small room. It could be that measuring a speaker like the LRS+ is not as standard fare as cone based speakers.