An integrated bargain?

The ONLY thing keeping SO CALLED,High End Audio alive,ESPECIALLY Analog, is what Dr.Julian Hirsch called the "Soft Porn Manipulation" by Audio Equipment Reviewers of the subconscious GULLIBILITY of those who subscribe to them & the self-aggrandizing status attached to the purchase of said products...
THIS is why matched level,double blind listening tests were murdered by the audio equipment reviewing industry after his passing!

Shouting about it doesnt help your weak point. Julian was one of my mentors. When I studied with him he shared that, in fact, he did hear differences in the sound of power amplifiers. However, it was his opinion that the differences were so minimal as to be of no consequence. 

So actually, it was simply a value judgement on his part, as it is for all of us, what has value and what does not. See, I got through a whole post without putting a slew of words in caps, LOL.

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The ONLY thing keeping SO CALLED,High End Audio alive,ESPECIALLY Analog, is what Dr.Julian Hirsch called the "Soft Porn Manipulation" by Audio Equipment Reviewers of the subconscious GULLIBILITY ..

Hirsch was an EE. He wasn't a doctor. And he never said what you claim.

Moon equipment is a lot nicer than people give them credit for.   You can listen to SimAudio at Safe and Sound in Chicopee MA

I agree. It doesn't have as high a profile in the US as it does up here in Canada but the units I have auditioned have stood up very well. In fact I bought a  Moon DAC that I liked a lot better than a unit that cost twice the price.

I ate breakfast at the same table with Alan Taffel years ago at a stereo show. Had some talks with him and thought he was a complete joke!