[A Jedi]

From the review:

"I had to really floor my headphone amp to get it to sing"

Sure. Blast an amp well past its linear region and wonder you have crap coming out the other end.

 

[bluestorm1992]

From the review:

"I had to really floor my headphone amp to get it to sing"

Sure. Blast an amp well past its linear region and wonder you have crap coming out the other end. And who tf listens @94 - 114DB? This guy is a complete moron.

I noticed this part too... the fact that he did not see this as a potential issue behind the measurement result surprises me.

I bet he will get horrible result if he measures Hifiman Survana.

 

[A Jedi]

I noticed this part too... the fact that he did not see this as a potential issue behind the measurement result surprises me.

I bet he will get horrible result if he measures Hifiman Survana.

Maybe he was using the l30 and was measuring the flames going on inside it lmao.

 

[bluestorm1992]

OK I am sending my Broadway AMP to him to be measured along with the V2. Let’s see how this will go.

 

[seamon]

OK I am sending my Broadway AMP to him to be measured along with the V2. Let’s see how this will go.

This gon be good.

 

[bikutoru]

The beauty of ASR is that it's all objective data at the end of the day. There is no element of Human Dilution if I may. Amir measures how the gear perform from an engineering point of view. As someone who has been burned many times following subjective analysis on Headfi and other places, with ASR, you are getting exactly what you see.

I'd rather take ASR than any one of these Headphone Review Websites(Headfonia, Headfonics etc) whose reviews read like ad pieces rather than provide any actual information.

I agree about the "ad pieces" reviews, but feel that the whole of ASR is an ad piece to Topping.
In one review, couldn't install a window driver - bad review. Most of early reviews of products are compared to Topping dacs, like it is some gold standard, may be it is, I'm just not aware of it. Looks like he is trying, but something is missing big time, as his reviews all over the place.
I do miss Tyll Hertsens.

 

[seamon]

I agree about the "ad pieces" reviews, but feel that the whole of ASR is an ad piece to Topping.
In one review, couldn't install a window driver - bad review. Most of early reviews of products are compared to Topping dacs, like it is some gold standard, may be it is, I'm just not aware of it. Looks like he is trying, but something is missing big time, as his reviews all over the place.
I do miss Tyl Hertsens.

It is objective performance though. All he is doing is measuring Objective Performance of the DACs, there's no subjectivity involved. Topping actually takes his reviews into account and integrates them into their engineering, probably why they measure so good.

 

[Tachyon88]

Now we gotta see the PHI !

I was dissapointed with the lack of detail I was expecting when I got my V2. I know its supposed to be less than the PHI, but even still I assumed it wouldn't be so subdued. My reference is HD800S with and without EQ.

 

[bluestorm1992]

Someone send a Phi to him for measurement! LOL

No I am not serious. He seems to be quite knowledgeable in measuring DACs and AMPs. For headphones I am really not so sure.

Also I just learned from him that he used Topping A90 for the measurement.


I am also sending a bunch of other gears in one package for him to review: LPG, LPS1, and JPS’s superconductor XLR interconnects.

 

[Tachyon88]

I'm usually 12 o'clock for "modern" recordings and classical type stuff I can be from 75 to 100% volume on medium gain. Usually its just loud enough to prevent the high gain option. I try not to listen too loud either.

 

[A Jedi]

Also I just learned from him that he used Topping A90 for the measurement.

Having to "floor it" means you're stressing it. Regardless of the device. And again, who listens to music at 94-115db?

It's like saying "this car is unable to turn down a small street while going 90 so it's crap. Look I just did it and it crashed. This car is crap".

I'd also love to see the amp measurements while under the stress/load he's putting it under. Probably not too good.

These measurements are idiotic. It's why no one outside of his little cult takes him seriously.

 

[A Jedi]

I'm not hating on the FR measurement though although I don't know how much to trust it. Seal and positioning makes such a big difference in tonality I don't know how you would even go about getting an accurate measurement. Everyone probably wears them a bit different.

 

[XUPX]

Someone send a Phi to him for measurement! LOL

No I am not serious. He seems to be quite knowledgeable in measuring DACs and AMPs. For headphones I am really not so sure.

Also I just learned from him that he used Topping A90 for the measurement.


I am also sending a bunch of other gears in one package for him to review: LPG, LPS1, and JPS’s superconductor XLR interconnects.

Very nice!
I'm Betting the cables will measure exactly the same. Putting it on the record.

 

[bluestorm1992]

Very nice!
I'm Betting the cables will measure exactly the same. Putting it on the record.

I am thinking the same thing! But still will be interested to get it measured and compared against some Amazon basic cables.

 

[Tachyon88]

I'd also love to see the amp measurements while under the stress/load he's putting it under. Probably not too good.

I think he measured a 50ohm load at full power balanced in the A90 review.