Are these awful, objective reviews on ASR bringing you down?

[ClaudeJ1]

Do graphs, numbers, science and such make your brain hurt? Can you only finish an audio equipment review if at least half of it is about the reviewer and his equipment?

Well, Steve Huff is the guy for you! Visit

Steve Huff Reviews - HiFi Reviews

Reviews HiFi 2 Channel Audio gear. Pass Labs, HiFi Rose, DCS, McIntosh

www.stevehuffphoto.com

and Hi-Fi Huff will give you the straight dope on how golden his ears are and how important his opinions are about audio.

He doesn’t list any qualifications or even bother talking about the science involved in audio reproduction, but he’s listened to a lot of music on a lot of different equipment and that’s good enough.

And his custom listening space features front & side walls that are 50% glass and almost totally untreated so he can enjoy the vibrancy you only get with lots of reflections in the listening environment around the speakers. Just imagine how wonderful that is.

If reading isn’t your strong suit, he also includes video reviews just as stupefying.

I just looked for a review of the new Emotiva Nostala LB12 Speaker and came upon this treasure trove of audio knowledge.

Emotiva Nostala LB12 Speaker Review. Affordable & Gorgeous. |

The Emotiva Nostala LB12 are new vintage inspired speakers that look gorgeous but do they sound as good as they look? Find out in this review!

www.stevehuffphoto.com

You losers can stay here and waste your time with fake, objective measurements & biased, fact-based analyses.

I’m going to let Steve Huff give me the real info in his truth-based, perfect observations.

So long, suckers!

I think he left in a HUFF!

 

[Talisman]

Yes, now I'll go back to Steve Guttenberg and cheapaudioman reviews.

I love Cheap Audio Man!!! Obviously, I don't buy gear based on his reviews, for goodness sake, but I like him and I share his basic philosophy: good audio doesn't have to cost tens of thousands of euros. Plus, he's funny and good company. I consider him a good entertainer for audio enthusiasts.

 

[delta76]

I mean, jokes aside, this whole thing kind of highlights the usual divide in audio—subjective impressions vs. measurements.


People like Steve Huff lean heavily into personal listening experience, storytelling, and emotional response. That clearly resonates with a lot of people, even if it drives the measurement crowd a bit nuts.


On the flip side, what makes a place like Audio Science Review valuable is exactly the opposite: controlled testing, repeatability, and separating perception from actual performance.


Reality is, both approaches exist because they serve different audiences. The problem starts when subjective impressions get presented as objective truth (or when measurements are dismissed outright).


So yeah—fun thread, but it’s less about one reviewer being “good” or “bad” and more about what kind of information you actually trust when making decisions.


Personally, I’ll take measurements first… and maybe a bit of “golden ear poetry” for entertainment

subjective nonsenses serve the people who want to exploit gullible audience. They exist because it's profitable.

 

[Ixnay]

All you zany guys who can tell which equipment sounds best by reading meters.

 

[Talisman]

All you zany guys who can tell which equipment sounds best by reading meters.

troll: you're doing it wrong

 

[Beave]

troll: you're doing it wrong

He's been doing it for five years, but somehow he hasn't managed to improve his skills.