Sure, i agree with you that we must "TRUST" our ears the most, all the measurements in the world are useless if we can't subjectively enjoy the experience, sure sound reproduction is one thing, but UI/UX is important too, durability and etc.
But the problem is as i experience first hand, my ears are easily fooled, i'm grateful that i have a good friend that share the same mindset as i am, that is in audiophile world, head to head blinded abx test is everything, and i do this to every equipment i try and buy, and we are not ashamed to sit for hours in an audioshop doing instant head to head blinded in front of other people, some even approach us and those became a conversation starter.
So my point is, Measurement(that is done by amirm, wolfx700, and other) is a standardized test, it is repeatable and consistent, so i feel i can trust it as my reference point, especially reviews about a piece of hardware that i can't test, hardware that have to be imported and aren't available in brick and mortar shop.
While what you call a "Inspirational Reviews on the Internet" are a lot of bullshit spewed (Sorry for my languange, but that's how i fell) the way they explain things is that, the more expensive, the better.
"This $200 equipment is good, but it can't defeat $2000 equipment, not even close"
Well that's not the case at all if we see the measurement here. Price =/= Quality.
But my question is, do you think amirm is commercially supported? Because some guys in subjectivist forum thinks that because amirm doesn't sell that particular piece of hardware, he gives those particular hardware a bad review. (Someone linked it in amirm profile dashboard)
Afaik amirm doesn't have any audioshop, nor supported financially by any company, just patreon and donation.
I might be a loner and I might be stubborn in the (likely) perception of others.
Anyway; I don't need "friends" or a site or whatever/wherever to discuss and/or define what my perception of a ... (let's stick to the ethernet cable) ....... is.
About internet information;
you write about it as everyone wants to fool you ! Hey, What's new on the internet ??
You have to pick yourself the ones you trust but defining them all as "sorry for my language" seems to me as Xenophobic.
Personally f.e. l criticized but also like Hans Beekhuyzen as I think he has honest listening reviews and is independent. But then again, everyone should do with it as he/she likes ...........
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