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.
+1 @2psyop Not sure why these ASR sucks threads keep coming up when half of the posters say they don't read ASR anyway. It's just information, and no more or less significant than written reviews without context or full of personal bias. Do your research, and then buy what you like. Do you buy wine based solely on a review? Reviews can spark interest, but at some point you need to open a bottle and drink it yourself.
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@wtyamamoto - Well said. The enormous chasm between the ASR faithful on one side,
and the listening-over-measurements crowd,
has created a sort of ASR Derangement Syndrome where the mere mention of ASR results in a basic war of words. It seems the delivery style by the ASR members and, in some cases Amir himself, could be a bit more insightful and understanding of other viewpoints, while the listen-only crowd might open their minds to the possibility that occasionally, certain sacred cows aren’t worth defending. There is probably room for compromise on both sides. |
