"The Audio Critic" B.S. or what?


Has anyone ever heard of this magazine? In a nutshell, their premise is that audiophiles are ridiculous. They claim that all high-end equipment is marketed to audio magazines and their foolish readers. One particular area they sounded off about was cable and interconnect theory. They claim that spending hundreds and even thousands of dollars for cables is a joke and is a total waste of money. They claim that companies like Kimber are selling us a bunch of "snake oil." I just breezed through a copy and now it's got me wondering if we audiophiles are just masturbating each other with our concepts and discussion of "high-end" equipment and cables. Please tell me this is a bunch of sh*t. I'd like to think that we're getting at least a bit of "high-end" for our hard-earned $$$$
chuke076
"Engkirk, did you happen to notice that you are responding to a thread from 15 years ago? Don't know why I find that funny, but I do..."

Spencer I wonder if Engkirk wants to "participate" in the argument, maybe find some willing to do so? This subject and Pete Aczel's views have been the subject of many debates in this forum. Sometimes I just wonder the point of it all, nothing is ever resolved and people remain firm in their position UNTIL and UNLESS they have that moment of discovery when their firmly held beliefs are turned upside down by what they actually hear. For many this never happens so the debates will continue, carry on.
Hey Ebm, I'm probably encouraging you which is the last thing I want to do, but I think that was the first time that one of your posts made me laugh and didn't annoy me. A new leaf? :)
What's funny is that Aczel has recently called it quits...ding dong the wicked witch is dead? Not yet, but this is good news, imo.

http://www.theaudiocritic.com/