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Comment by ethbr0

3 years ago

Also on headphones, head-fi ( https://www.head-fi.org/ ).

Nope. Head-fi is audiowoo fairy land. Members generally loathe scientific testing and subjective, unsubstantiated claims are regularly made. There's even a cable forum, that, last time I went there, banned double-blind testing completely.

  • Headfi wasn’t always that way. There was a mass exodus of their scientific-minded members, who dedicated themselves to posting objective, and double-blind tests. Naturally, this created a problem with their advertisers, and most left en masse. Now, the site’s little more than a dumpster dive of anecdotal evidence masquerading as reputable sources.

  • I don't like head-fi either, but scientific testing/measurements are (mostly) worthless. Really, the only useful test is an in-home trial in my view. If you like it, buy it. If not, don't.

    Here's a good video detailing some of why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa1y9JRip68

    • Sure. Ultimately what works best in your listening environment is what works best. But that's the result, not the means to the end.

      Head-fi is full of woo that thinks that you need a four digit power cable, and a rare wood volume knob.

      Some of the videos from High End - audio show in Berlin right now are just mind blowing.

      $12,000 power cables. Speakers that are $345,000 - each. Preamps that are the size of 4U rack servers. "This device streams from Tidal and Qobuz to your system. It's $39,000."

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Hell no. They are audiophool degenerates. They literally reject any semblance of objective measurements, to focus on non-rigorous (i.e. not done with ABX) subjective evaluations.

I cannot recommend audio science review[0] enough. They're the opposite. All about objective measurements and rigor. None of the bullshit.

[0]: http://audiosciencereview.com/