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It's been obvious for some time as audio enthusiasts we have access to performance at a price we've never had before . Now I'd buy a £150 dac or £300 headphone amp from a out of country provider without much thought to anything other than the measured results and if it failed I'd just throw it...

My son is 35, lives in a house that I have bought him, drives a car (one of many) that I bought him and I pay all his bills. I even shop for food for him...

In response to the concerns over our subjective appraisal of speakers I've started this thread to talk about what we can do to maximise the value of this part of our reviews . Please keep it constructive.

Scientists have discovered that humans use the visual part of their brain when processing sounds in the dark, even if they have never had sight in their lifetime...

In research published in Science Advances, a group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have used the principle of magneto-rotation coupling to suppress the transmission of sound waves on the surface of a film in one direction while allowing them to travel...

Hi, Anyone fitting the above needs to declare this in their signature BEFORE they start promoting themselves here . We are not a commercial entity, all commercial postings need to be confined to the desperate dealers area . We need to keep within the boundaries of the values of ASR and what...

Having seen discussions and some graphs on the preference of speakers and noticing how the gap lessens as we go from mono to stereo , what about multichannel? Is there any evidence for the audible benefits of supposedly better surround speakers ? Have there been any studies to this end.

Just a thought , I know we have our technical articles section but how about a recommended reading list for both online content and physical books for new members to read and acquaint themselves with if they so desire. The point being to encourage or to further encourage self education rather...

Bought this , plugged it in.. sounds at least as good as my belles statement pre . It's got a ton of functionality, is less than half the price of my belles . In fact I might be able to sell my belles for the same price as I bought this new. Although it's internally converting to 32/196 it...

Can't be arsed to rotate this ...

Hi, To whom it interests, I'm stepping Down from my moderation duties at ASR. I'd like to offer my thanks publicly to the following members who have one way or another help me knowingly or otherwise.. @amirm @Blumlein 88 @Sal1950 @Cosmik @andreasmaaan @March Audio @oivavoi @DonH56 I like...

Hi all, Just a quick heads up regarding the discussion that come after amirs reviews. They should be focused on the data , inquiries about understanding the measurements , requests for additional testing , peer review type engagements, consumer concerns and obviously learning in a fun friendly...

Merry Christmas, holidays and or just congrats on making it through another year.. get a load of me tree, same as princess Anne’s.. Terrible picture for comedic effect

Hey , I’m in New York for a week December 5th till December 11th , has anyone any recommendations.. music , food , beer , hifi ... anything really. Cheers

What do you guys think of this? https://quiescent-technologies.com/collections/peak-speaker-connection-system This was of particular interest/amusement/outrage Can we measure the effectiveness of this kind of thing, it would be a service to folk if we could properly uncover their usefulness...

Not sure if any of you have a intrest in dance and performance art in general but if ya do please share your experiences..

hi, Although it’s often been expressed please do not quote or publicly address red moderation messages. Any protest you wish to lodge needs to done so through our conversation system. Public discussion concerning moderation actions are forbid, again start a conversation with the Moderator...

Stumbled on this , they are obscenely expensive but any intrest in discussing the open air design concept ? http://www.edenacoustics.com/

http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/monitor-controllers/Intonato-24#.WmZB37qnyhA Claims it can be used with “any speaker system” but uses D-sub connectors that I can’t find any solution to lol It’s ment to go with the 7 series speakers but again no D-sub connectors on them...

hi all, It’s with a certain amount of personal regret we’ve banned member fas42 or frank as many of you know him. I know many of you already had him on ignore, hence the unusual step of announcing this. I also wanted to take the opportunity to highlight we are a forum for sound reasoned...