"To the best of my knowledge, ASR is unbiased (it does not accept advertising)."
I am not so sure this is correct. It would not surprise me if Topping gave ASR a kickback of some description. The fact that Amir wets his pants about every Topping product seems to point to this.
What annoys me about ASR is the fact that many, (not all), of the members are rude, objectionable know it alls. No contrary opinion is tolerated. The "chief cat herder", not Amir, is probably one of the most objectionable and ignorant of all.
The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines.
Imagine doing a wine review as follows - samples of wines are assessed by a reviewer who measures multiple variables including light transmission, specific gravity, residual sugar, salinity, boiling point etc. These tests are repeated while playing test tones through the samples at different frequencies.
The results are compiled and the winner selected based on those measurements and the reviewer concludes that the other wines can't possibly be as good based on their measured results.
At no point does the reviewer assess the bouquet of the wine nor taste it. He relies on the science of measured results and not the decidedly unscientific subjective experience of smell and taste.
That is the ASR approach to audio - drinking Kool Aid, not wine.
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@devonplombier "@richardbrand that's a cute story. Are you making that up? 🤔" |
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If you can not hear the difference between the Topping and the Holo May, then I am pleased for you as you do not need to spend more money to get far better sound. |