If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

I challenge anyone to look at all of ASR’s reviews and find a single instance where he used something that would be considered real science in anything he’s ever done.

This is another ad hominem. Evaluate. The. Argument. Not. The. Person.

And why is this important? Because Dave at Ascend is a truly talented and diligent engineer who put a lot of time and real science (that word again!) into his speakers. If this argument in the video is correct, then those efforts are being damaged by  poor measurements and fake repairs by someone who is misleading the public while making money at it. Is it intentional or not? Doesn’t matter. Damage is damage. The fact that there has been a "doubling down" after Ascend pushed back with arguement makes the argument here all the more important to evaluate.  

This argument does Ascend and the hobby a service by laying out what appears to be bad methods and false claims. I've raised the question in this thread about the argument's merits, not about whether or not you like ASR. 

@wsrrsw - I always liked Flip Wilson doing 'Here come de JUDGE!' on 'Laugh-In'. 

Jbl has an excellent measurement room and then proceeds to have several selected people to a and b testing to validate thier measurements. Watch the video on the making of the salon speaker revel.enjoy the music

ASR has added value to my hifi quest.  That’s all that matters to me.  

In case anyone out there would assert that better parts and build quality  = better sound, this case obviously does not support that argument.  
 

I recall some GR videos explaining why some parts are better than others.  I’ll buy that.  But parts are useless unless there is a good design in place.  If there is a good design in place to start,  probably best to leave be unless one has very high confidence in the alternative. 

BTW two different craftsmen with two different goals in mind might each come up with a good design that achieves their goal.   It’s a good design if the goals are achieved, plain and simple.  No guarantee that those goals match those of the buyer.  Could this be why there are  so many different products out there?

Why can’t these things ever be simple? 🤷