Lots of NEW science surrounding this subject from Synergystic Research. Well not actually new but rediscovered. Imagine sitting in your chair and asking a device [APP required] to alter the field to give, more focused bass, larger stage, deeper stage, forward or up front presentation. We will find out at Axpona. QUARK is the name Ted has the game. Not a SR Dealer. Exciting times.
charles
Ted is an interesting guy. OCD Mikey had him on as a guest and it was very informative and entertaining. If you're part of the ASR crowd, then don't watch Ted's videos!
Audio Subjective is not my cup of tea. Amir was challenged by Ted Denny. Ted offered to pay for him and his measuring equip to Teds Factory to measure away and LISTEN. Amir declined. After design measurements VOICING of such is what makes the component sound the way it does. Companies like CJ, Border Patrol, Aqua Acoustics and many more do that.
charles
Quote from: rollo on April 08, 2026, 09:56:39 AMAudio Subjective is not my cup of tea. Amir was challenged by Ted Denny. Ted offered to pay for him and his measuring equip to Teds Factory to measure away and LISTEN. Amir declined. After design measurements VOICING of such is what makes the component sound the way it does. Companies like CJ, Border Patrol, Aqua Acoustics and many more do that.
charles
Danny Richie of GR Research made the same offer. Amir is descended from a long line of ostriches.
Quote from: P.I. on April 08, 2026, 06:14:36 PMQuote from: rollo on April 08, 2026, 09:56:39 AMAudio Subjective is not my cup of tea. Amir was challenged by Ted Denny. Ted offered to pay for him and his measuring equip to Teds Factory to measure away and LISTEN. Amir declined. After design measurements VOICING of such is what makes the component sound the way it does. Companies like CJ, Border Patrol, Aqua Acoustics and many more do that.
charles
Danny Richie of GR Research made the same offer. Amir is descended from a long line of ostriches.
Why change anything if you have a fan club of devoted followers. That kind of tunnel thinking rubs me the wrong way...
Amir follows the proud reviewing tradition first established by Julian Hirsch, a reviewer, electrical engineer and
co-founder of Hirsch-Houck Laboratories.
He was the main tester and reviewer at Stereo Review print
magazine which later morphed into Sound and Vision magazine.
My friend Stan once stated that at the end of every review should be the concluding statement by Julian that
"This is yet another amplifier I have ever heard.".
The implication being that anything which measures perfectly must also sound great. You don't even
need to listen to it, just look at how it measures.
Devotees of Amir probably know as little about about stereo equipment as I did back in the
1970s. Actually listening to the gear and writing a review based on what was heard
was a radical idea back then and taken seriously only by strange weirdos
who read The Absolute Sound magazine. In a word, flakes.
Scotty
Scotty, JGH was doing subjective reviews in Stereophile 11 years before HP launched TAS 😉
Best, Barry
Quote from: Barry (NJ) on May 14, 2026, 03:59:15 PMScotty, JGH was doing subjective reviews in Stereophile 11 years before HP launched TAS 😉
Best, Barry
Hey Barry,
Nice to see you again. Hope all is well back east. I remember Julian Hirsch. Was just getting into audio back then.
Nick
It is really simple. Measurements are required to get the circuit and power supply correct. THEN voicing with different parts is HOW one makes a design sound the way the designer wants. Nelson Pass, and Conrad Johnson, Gary Dews of Border Patrol, Christian Anneli of Aqua. ALL do that. Reason their gear sounds great. Amir does not listen to anything. I have zero respect for that.
charles
Quote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 08:32:36 AMIt is really simple. Measurements are required to get the circuit and power supply correct. THEN voicing with different parts is HOW one makes a design sound the way the designer wants. Nelson Pass, and Conrad Johnson, Gary Dews of Border Patrol, Christian Anneli of Aqua. ALL do that. Reason their gear sounds great. Amir does not listen to anything. I have zero respect for that.
charles
Transparency is the result of getting power supply right as much as creating a great signal path is...
Quote from: P.I. on May 23, 2026, 10:38:47 AMQuote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 08:32:36 AMIt is really simple. Measurements are required to get the circuit and power supply correct. THEN voicing with different parts is HOW one makes a design sound the way the designer wants. Nelson Pass, and Conrad Johnson, Gary Dews of Border Patrol, Christian Anneli of Aqua. ALL do that. Reason their gear sounds great. Amir does not listen to anything. I have zero respect for that.
charles
Transparency is the result of getting power supply right as much as creating a great signal path is...
Agreed. Just ask Gary dews.
charles
Quote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 11:37:18 AMQuote from: P.I. on May 23, 2026, 10:38:47 AMQuote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 08:32:36 AMIt is really simple. Measurements are required to get the circuit and power supply correct. THEN voicing with different parts is HOW one makes a design sound the way the designer wants. Nelson Pass, and Conrad Johnson, Gary Dews of Border Patrol, Christian Anneli of Aqua. ALL do that. Reason their gear sounds great. Amir does not listen to anything. I have zero respect for that.
charles
Transparency is the result of getting power supply right as much as creating a great signal path is...
Agreed. Just ask Gary dews.
charles
Yep. For class A tube amps you can't beat choke-input power supplies.
Quote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 11:37:18 AMQuote from: P.I. on May 23, 2026, 10:38:47 AMQuote from: rollo on May 23, 2026, 08:32:36 AMIt is really simple. Measurements are required to get the circuit and power supply correct. THEN voicing with different parts is HOW one makes a design sound the way the designer wants. Nelson Pass, and Conrad Johnson, Gary Dews of Border Patrol, Christian Anneli of Aqua. ALL do that. Reason their gear sounds great. Amir does not listen to anything. I have zero respect for that.
charles
Transparency is the result of getting power supply right as much as creating a great signal path is...
Agreed. Just ask Gary dews.
charles
Just getting a good quality dual lps off ebay for $100 made a significant improvement on the iFi and the modem .... or router