Audiophiliac gives Audio Science Review channel a plug

[krott5333]

His great British accent and eloquent speaking can appeal to one's softer side to believe what one should not.

Isn't that the very thing that keeps Dyson in business?

 

[amirm]

Isn't that the very thing that keeps Dyson in business?

For sure. Nothing like a charming Brit speaking to a lot of female American housewives! He could have sold a broom and people would have thrown out their hoovers for that!

 

[Nullproblemo]

I'm wondering at which moment in time internet turned from absolutely useful to totally useless when I want to buy something

 

[rdenney]

When YouTube started paying people.

Rick “who can build an audience” Denney

 

[hardisj]

I'm wondering at which moment in time internet turned from absolutely useful to totally useless when I want to buy something

When everyone who wasn’t educated on a subject decided to provide their two cents. This isn’t just in audio reviews.

 

[Emlin]

I had not heard of him before but just watched a few of his videos. He does bring good technical depth to topics but is not afraid of moving past what is supported and proper stance of audio science and proper engineering. As such, you can easily be misled by what he is saying. His great British accent and eloquent speaking can appeal to one's softer side to believe what one should not.

British accent? Really?

I'm British, no-one speaks like that around these parts.

And he can't even decode his own T-shirt!

I don't detect any eloquence either, just rambling nonsense.

 

[Emlin]

For sure. Nothing like a charming Brit speaking to a lot of female American housewives! He could have sold a broom and people would have thrown out their hoovers for that!

You do seem to have it in for us Brits tonight.

Yes, Dyson is a Brexiteer twat who makes substandard products at inflated prices, but please don't throw out the Hoover with the dustbag!

 

[Phorize]

Its not fairness, its about not isolating potential viewers. He worked out quite a few folks think differently about audio now and its best not to shut them out when you want subscribers and views .

This is however progress even if inevitably its inspired by self interest.

Given that anyone with a human brain has nothing reliable to say about the origins of each thing that presents itself without input or permission into consciousness, I think we can truly say that we have no idea what led Steve to post this. Maybe it’s the most cynical act of self preservation that the internet has ever seen, maybe ASR is now an established ‘thing’ in audio and it’s not so scary to Steve after all. Maybe it’s neither. It’s nice to see though whatever it’s root is.

 

[Phorize]

Isn't that the very thing that keeps Dyson in business?

Not in my house, I left Dyson because he put his ‘I’m a stalwart of British business’ image on one side of one of the most consequential and toxic decisions my country has seen (irrespective of which side one was one) and immediately severed ties with British business after the thing he was promoting was implemented. I stayed because there are other vacuum machine manufacturers that offer far more effective products at much more competitive prices.

 

[Plcamp]

You do seem to have it in for us Brits tonight.

Yes, Dyson is a Brexiteer twat who makes substandard products at inflated prices, but please don't throw out the Hoover with the dustbag!

I had a 2 year expat assignment to UK and lived in a little town called Birchanger.

People referred to “hoovering” the house, not vacuuming.

Now that’s brand success!

 

[Phorize]

For sure. Nothing like a charming Brit speaking to a lot of female American housewives! He could have sold a broom and people would have thrown out their hoovers for that!

I’ll never forget holidaying in Florida when I was a young kid and experiencing female shop workers hearing me speak and literally calling their coworkers to listen to my accent and all marvel at it. It was quite surreal. I should have got my act together and started shilling stuff.

 

[axbarker]

I find the main benefit of watching the various Audiophile channels are recommendations on well recoded music. I have a broad taste and I like "back filling" my library by checking these out. ASR is my starting point with respect to kit. But we should all remember there are real sound differences when we consider the main building blocks; speakers, amps etc. Connectors, power cords - I find the high cost stuff amusing to watch and read - its just incredible the adjectives that are reached for. Keep going ASR, is it just me or are there more and more references to ASR with the various Utube Audiophile specialists looking over their shoulder and seeing the end to their opinionated life span?

 

[Grumple]

I had a 2 year expat assignment to UK and lived in a little town called Birchanger.

People referred to “hoovering” the house, not vacuuming.

Now that’s brand success!

We do indeed say "hoover" as a verb. Much more pleasing to say than vacuuming. I'd also note that Dyson is becoming a bye-word for anything over-hyped, badly made and well marketed. For obvious reasons.

 

[diddley]

I find the main benefit of watching the various Audiophile channels are recommendations on well recoded music. I have a broad taste and I like "back filling" my library by checking these out. ASR is my starting point with respect to kit. But we should all remember there are real sound differences when we consider the main building blocks; speakers, amps etc. Connectors, power cords - I find the high cost stuff amusing to watch and read - its just incredible the adjectives that are reached for. Keep going ASR, is it just me or are there more and more references to ASR with the various Utube Audiophile specialists looking over their shoulder and seeing the end to their opinionated life span?

Yes!they realize that the truth is coming since Amir publishes video's things start to change for the better.

 

[mansr]

British accent? Really?

I'm British, no-one speaks like that around these parts.

And he can't even decode his own T-shirt!

I don't detect any eloquence either, just rambling nonsense.

He sounds like someone trying hard to speak like an upper-class twit but not quite pulling it off.

 

[SimpleTheater]

Steve Guttenberg and his ilk of very nice, subjective reviewers almost ended my childhood love for everything audio. There was a time pre-digital where Stereo Review and other magazines would let you know which turntable kept more accurate speed, which cassette deck had less wow & flutter. I can’t pick the exact year, but sometime in the 1990’s better equated to more expensive. Not to pick solely on Stereophile, but did anyone actually drop $20,000 (about $31,000 in today’s money) for a Linn Sondek CD12 CD?

The one thing that kept me a subscriber to Stereophile for so many years were the measurements. Not that I could afford a Linn Sondek CD12, but you always had the measurements to verify the recommendation. But was it really better than the Marantz CD-7? It wasn’t reviewed, and that’s part of the rub, would a car magazine make the argument that an Audi is the best mid-sized sedan without testing the Toyota/Honda models? Admittedly there are a ton of electronic manufacturers, but the main competitors (at any given time) have to be included.

I was sick and tired of every magazine, every website giving glowing reviews to everything they reviewed, only differentiating products based on options (“While product x is a bargain, product y adds support for ...”) and ending every review with either “You have to hear this for yourself”, “This has to be on your short list” or “Punches well above its weight class”. I read the reviews to whittle down my choices, not add to them.

Was every audio product great in its respective price class and better meant spending more, but that’s how you tweak out better sound?

And then I saw a headless panther!

 

[krott5333]

Not in my house, I left Dyson because he put his ‘I’m a stalwart of British business’ image on one side of one of the most consequential and toxic decisions my country has seen (irrespective of which side one was one) and immediately severed ties with British business after the thing he was promoting was implemented. I stayed because there are other vacuum machine manufacturers that offer far more effective products at much more competitive prices.

I've been very happy with my Shark Navigator, and only cost me $90 USD.

 

[krott5333]

And then I saw a headless panther!

I watched and read so many positive reviews of the RP600. So I bought it. At first I liked it. But the more I listened, the more I began to hate it. Harsh highs and suppressed muddy mids. And then I saw the ASR measurements that objectively showed what I subjectively felt. And ever since then I've been increasingly skeptical of subjective reviews. But it might not be malicious intent. Maybe they really do like the way those speakers sound.

I've found a flavored speaker can be entertaining but only temporarily. Moods change, music changes. Neutrality and balance doesn't get boring.

 

[mansr]

The one thing that kept me a subscriber to Stereophile for so many years were the measurements. Not that I could afford a Linn Sondek CD12, but you always had the measurements to verify the recommendation. But was it really better than the Marantz CD-7? It wasn’t reviewed, and that’s part of the rub, would a car magazine make the argument that an Audi is the best mid-sized sedan without testing the Toyota/Honda models? Admittedly there are a ton of electronic manufacturers, but the main competitors (at any given time) have to be included.

The audio mags are not meant for making purchase decisions. They are selling a fantasy, much like the in-flight magazines full of reports from fancy resorts that nobody travelling in economy could possibly afford. Nobody fantasises about owning a Toyota.

 

[q3cpma]

Nobody fantasises about owning a Toyota.

I'd fancy one of those new Yaris Rally version.