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What items have you purchased as a result of ASR?

A lot of items! Many as tested by @amirm, including:
  • Purifi-based boXem Arthur 4215/E2 amplifier,
  • RME-ADI2-DAC-fs,
  • KALI LP-6 2nd wave monitors,
  • Topping DX3 Pro+
  • Hifiman HE400SE
  • Bose QC45 wireless headphones
  • Pro-ject DS2 DAC & Pre-amp
  • Allo Boss 2 DAC + Rpi4 Roon endpoint
  • Denon AVC-X4800H
  • ELAC DBR62 bookshelf speakers
  • Fosi V3 mono amplifiers
  • Aiyima A07 amplifier
  • Loxjie A30 DAC + Amplifier (several)
  • Truthear Crinacle Zero
  • SMSL d6s balanced DAC
  • IKEA Symfonisk Picture Frame speaker
... but also other products, not tested on ASR but from brands that gained street-cred by passing ASR tests with flying colors... including:
  • KEF Q6 Meta Center speaker (amirm praised the UniQ architecture as having that wide horizontal directivity essential for a near-field center speaker)
  • KEF Qube Subwoofer
  • KALI IN-8 monitors
  • Genelec G-Three
  • Genelec 8010
  • STAX SR-X1000 earspeakers + amplifier pack (I now understand why STAX claims to make the world's best earspeakers...)
  • Focal 926 (highly enjoyable tuning, terrific bass extension and topping it off... very high WAF)
  • KEF Q550 (do not reach 50Hz bass, but size just right for my space, and they are part of a 5.1 system)
  • Hypex-based TEAC AP501 amplifier (oh, those Vu-meters)
  • Drop+ Dan Clark Aeon Open X (meh... a disappointment)
... as well as many product recommended by fellow ASR members, such as Blue Jeans cables, and a whole bunch of Rpi4s running Ropieee as Roon endpoints throughout the house... and of course a Roon lifetime subscription... after building my own NUC-based Roon Core following Amirm's encouragements to do so!

PS. only in a few cases did I buy from brands that received more ambivalent reviews on ASR. In those cases it was either because the product had great objective measurements (such as a Dynaudio 18S subwoofer that goes flat down to 15Hz), or because of... the Vu-meters (TEAX AP501... expensive but Hypex-based).

PPS. Thanks to ASR I also avoided spending on Audioquest cables, power "conditioners", expensive network players and CD players... and best of all, I quit wasting time listening to Darko!
 
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Theodore8 said:
A lot of items! Many as tested by @amirm, including:
  • Purifi-based boXem Arthur 4215/E2 amplifier,
  • RME-ADI2-DAC-fs,
  • KALI LP-6 2nd wave monitors,
  • Topping DX3 Pro+
  • Hifiman HE400SE
  • Bose QC45 wireless headphones
  • Pro-ject DS2 DAC & Pre-amp
  • Allo Boss 2 DAC + Rpi4 Roon endpoint
  • Denon AVC-X4800H
  • ELAC DBR62 bookshelf speakers
  • Fosi V3 mono amplifiers
  • Aiyima A07 amplifier
  • Truthear Crinacle Zero
  • SMSL d6s balanced DAC
  • IKEA Symfonisk Picture Frame speaker
... but also other products, not tested on ASR but from brands that gained street-cred by passing ASR tests with flying colors... including:
  • KEF Q6 Meta Center speaker (amirm praised the UniQ architecture as having that wide horizontal directivity essential for a near-field center speaker)
  • KEF Qube Subwoofer
  • KALI IN-8 monitors
  • Genelec G-Three
  • Genelec 8010
  • STAX SR-X1000 earspeakers + amplifier pack (I now understand why STAX claims to make the world's best earspeakers...)
  • Focal 926 (highly enjoyable tuning, terrific bass extension and topping it off... very high WAF)
  • KEF Q550 (do not reach 50Hz bass, but size just right for my space, and they are part of a 5.1 system)
  • Hypex-based TEAC AP501 amplifier (oh, those Vu-meters)
  • Drop+ Dan Clark Aeon Open X (meh... a disappointment)
... as well as many product recommended by fellow ASR members, such as Blue Jeans cables, and a whole bunch of Rpi4s running Ropieee as Roon endpoints throughout the house... and of course a Roon lifetime subscription... after building my own NUC-based Roon Core following Amirm's encouragements to do so!

PS. only in a few cases did I buy from brands that received more ambivalent reviews on ASR. In those cases it was either because the product had great objective measurements (such as a Dynaudio 18S subwoofer that goes flat down to 15Hz), or because of... the Vu-meters (TEAX AP501... expensive but Hypex-based).

PPS. Thanks to ASR I also avoided spending on Audioquest cables, power "conditioners", expensive network players and CD players... and best of all, I quit wasting time listening to Darko!
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Elac reference, Topping amps, Minidsp dac, SMSL dac, used Infinity 150s. Just getting started
 
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I just bought a Fosi DS2. After I bought it I checked out the review here. As I bought from Amazon so could have returned it. It is fine. Works nicely with Sennheiser HD650s.
 
Not as much mostly because I already purchased most of what I wanted, but the desk top amp (Fozi ZA3) and headphones (Highfi Man) are a result of reviews via ASR. I follow reviews closely here. My science nerd half always wants objective data where possible.
 
Nealy all my gear is based on asr look at my sinature or to a lesser degree Erin's audio corner ( the kef r3 meta ).
 
As far as solely because of ASR... Probably the Monolith Liquid Spark headphone amp.

The price was right. The features were perfect since I just wanted a plug and play device with pass through RCA and 3.5mm or 6.35mm headphone output. I wanted a transparent amp, but subjective reviews said this amp was "warm." ASR measurements showed a flat frequency response so that really sold me; and refuted the "warm' claims. The output impedance was low at 0.8 ohm, and the power was more than enough according to measurements here.

Without ASR measurements I probably would have spent twice as much on a headphone amp with features I didn't need or want.

cons: the gain switch has a bit of static when I press it and it has a audible *POP* when it turns on.
 
Not part of my system yet, but once I get to a true long-term living space, there’s a pretty darn good chance I’ll upgrade to a full Benchmark electronics stack (DAC3 -> HPA4 -> AHB2), to pair with (potentially) some Sonus Faber floorstanders.

My wallet shall cry but the music shall SING!
 
First I bought the Benchmark AHB2 based on ASR review. Then bought the Benchmark DAC3 also based on ASR review. Recently added the Benchmark LA4 preamp (not reviewed here, but would not have bought had I not purchased the AHB2).
 
Three pieces of Fosi stereo V3 one after another, based on local prices and availability. Considering the review here.
I think I'll be able to hear something when I connect two V3s to the 8 ohm tweeters (Continuous Power Handling 220+160 W)
 
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2x Neumann KH 310A, 2x JBL 308P mk2, 2x RME ADI-2 DAC, 2x Truthear (one blue one RED), Topping EX5, AKG K371.

BTW: Approaching 800 posts, maybe some AI could sum it all up :)
 
Bought a Douk Audio A5 a couple of weeks ago based on the review here. Pretty pleased with it too, especially at the price.
 
Room correction has been the single most significant addition since I've frequented on this chatboard.
Dirac running 2.2 w/Minidsp Flex in the lower level & ARC4 for my hobby emusic studio. Sounds terrific
 
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