Good read: why comparing specifications is pointless

@jerryg123 , you forget, kids today don’t have access to dealers any more. Sending them to ASR is a terrible suggestion. Better they meet some of our members and hear the real deal firsthand, don’t you agree?

@amir_asr , I still appreciate you posting your system. Hopefully the fact you keep coming back to our site is helping some of the stuff we are sharing with you start to sink in. Everything matters, the room, the cables, the power, the source, etc. You can’t just measure one anything, stick a panther on it, and expect it to produce the goods. You gotta build a room around it first, plug it into pure power, connect it with quality cables, and then calibrate (last step). Why not start posting some stuff about taking a bunch of gear you like and putting it together in a system, isn’t that what most dealers do? Just no MCH until you get setup properly for it.

That’s it I went to ASR and I am converted. 

@juanmanuelfangioii 

How about you listen to the equipment you review instead of just measuring befor formulating an opinion. 

I listen to well over half of all devices I review.  Every speaker, headphone, headphone amp/dac, gets listened to for example.  Seeing how I review nearly 300 audio devices a year, that is a hell of a lot of listening tests!  Certainly more than any other reviewer out there by far.

So you are completely wrong about that.  How did you get your information anyway?  Just listened to someone else's talking point?

@amir_asr , I know you listen, it is obvious that you sincerely enjoy this hobby.

Just drop $1-2K and fix your room. You know the difference it makes and you will be able to discern the nuances of the equipment you review in a more critical listening environment. I think the issue here is more about what you are hearing in your room because it has a jumble of both direct and reflected sound from all those flat hard surfaces vs if you listen or not.

@cleeds 

This guy @amir_as is just the latest Youtuber wannabe guru to use Audiogon as a tool to drive traffic to their website where they hope to generate revenue. 

My youtube channel has no monetization (ads) even though I am fully qualified to do so.  ASR likewise has no advertising, no sponsors, no nothing.  So there is absolutely no gain for me. 

In return however, every time I post here, it generates traffic, more ads for you to see, etc.  So contribution is one-way in favor of Audiogon.

Regardless, I am only posting in a couple of threads because ASR was mentioned specifically by name.