RIP J Gordon Holt

Very sad news.

Following the link provided Daverz shows how far things have fallen. Stereophile itself seems to be exactly what he created it in response to.

RIP JGH. Stereophile is the reason how I got into this great hobby.

RIP Gordon Holt. Sadly he also predicted the end of this hobby which will probably die along with the boomer generation.

"Somewhere along the line we lost track of what audio is all about: the reproduction of music."

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It seems, these days, that many of us audiophiles have become so preoccupied with the minutiae of sound reproduction that we haven't even noticed that it doesn't sound like music any more. We marvel at the soundstage presentation, lose our continence over the detail, and climax over our system's ability to rattle the lighting fixtures and scramble our otoliths (footnote 1). But ask your average audiophile if his super system reproduces instrumental sounds realistically and he'll give you a blank stare or, worse, tell you that it must because it's so accurate.

I learned of his passing while on vacation. He was a gift to us all! My prayers...to his family. I wonder what system he is putting together up there? Hey??