For a guy with very few supporters on this forum, Amir sure gets a lot of rent free space inside people‘s heads. Even when he is nowhere to be seen or heard. I’ll bet he gets a real kick out of that
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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@mahgister OK, I'm still a bit baffled! But, at least with respect to Kunchur's papers, I engaged with you previously on this even before Amir took the topic up. His papers on cables at least are flawed in several ways. Later Amir took up the topic: https://youtu.be/a0p3D_Gv6IY?si=Sbysy6ZTAABcqkAo In terms of your attributing various motivations to Amir, including "negating they [human hearing abilities] exist" I just don't see it. He routinely describes the limits of human hearing and how psycho-acoustics plays a role. Indeed, HRTFs, Toole, masking, etc. are all engaged as part of the discussion of (especially) headphone measurements and listening experiences. |
@kerrybh It's actually a side-project of mine. I'm developing a debunking resource for audiophile myths and collecting together all the relevant arguments and counter-arguments. I see it as an interesting intellectual adventure in philosophy of science, like going to flat Earth conferences and seeing what works and doesn't work against the faithful! |
I understand why you are baffled by my posts and why you did not read the 8 articles i proposed arguing with me... You are interested first and last by debunking audiophiles in your own words politely called audiophiles myths which appear to me as preposterous as someone interested to debunk spirits existence before inquiring about their existence to begin with...Then spirits are described as mythic creature... By the way i dont attribute to Amir anything he claim himself : that specs inspector know more and better than human hearing faillibility and biases...It is not even wrong to say this, it is worst: it is an half truth... Acoustics is a real scientific research about humaqn hearing.. You said Kunchur was wrong about cables measures and protocols. Ok but had you read his others articles? Have you read Kunchur criticism of Amir and why he is right ? my 8 articles are about this by the way and only about this, from many different aspects of acoustics... I even recommended a book on acoustics which is completely and only about this...A not well know book... Revolutionary are not always recognized on the spot ... Kunchur abnd all the scientists i recommended are vastly more deep than Amir ...
In science there is no method infallible to debunk as Popper for example proposed to reach truth...When we enter into in inquiry we do so with our own biases and our own whole being mind/heart/soul/body/spirit/ego/persona to begin with, nothing less...
Read a very easy to read book : The Knowledge machine by M Strevens...
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@mahgister Still baffled, man! I'm interested in debunking audiophile myths that are derived from flawed theories, commercial snake-oil, limited testing and evaluation, and simple gullibility. I don't see a logical parallel with "debunk spirits existence before inquiring about their existence to begin with..." For audiophile myths, these can be debunked by showing them to be false. An inquiry into their existence would be to simply read the claims of those who promote such myths. Finally, I read several of your papers back in the day, including Kunchur on cables! I'm not arguing at all about the content of most of them, just that I don't see what you are so vexed about and how this applies to well, just about anything!
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