Here it goes again. Never ending. Did we gain anything from having this kind of confrontational, non-constructive discussion? Is it even worth bringing up this figure for any meaningful conversation? If you want to stay away, then stay away for good.
Is ASR for real, or is it only for those sub $1k or even sub $2K?
I did some browsing on the forum and it seems like most don't own very expensive gears. Most of them own mostly sub 1K or 2K gears.
I recently ask about feedback on the Polk R700 but after about a month with no responds. I did a search "ASR Polk R700", with all but one poster which actually owned a pair. Most of them would point you to some measurement and some theoretical discussion but non actually own a pair.
I also looked at a few posts on budget speakers such as the Kef Q7 or Polk R600, but I didn't see any actual owners responding.
I don't mean to knock on them but ASR seems like a lot of hype but very little substance.
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I honestly do not think ASR are "cheapskates" or focus excessively on cheap for cheap’s sake. I think it is wholly misplaced faith in a few measurable parameters as representing musical sound quality. They love measuring parameters and creating charts and graphs (I understand the love of this... I used to be a scientist). But sound quality is the result of many dozens of variables... most of which they do not measure. The ear is an unbelievably sensitive listening device, especially when coupled with the mind. Measuring a few parameters of components tells little about how humans with hear the sound quality. This is so basic to high end audio... like the first thing I learned back in the 1970’s when comparing specifications to what I heard. It became obvious the with the exception of a few specs that were useful in getting the big picture... watts per channel and current, for instance, and specifications like noise and many others are completely useless. But mostly it iis errors of omission. |
@lanx0003 +1 Beating a dead horse. |
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