Aczel was just a run-of-the-mill subjective reviewer, certainly no J. Gordon Holt, or even Harry Pearson. I don't recall what lead to his "objective" transformation, but was thereafter an obnoxious jerk. His ethics came into serious question when he used the mag to promote his own loudspeaker, his credibility when it became known his hearing was seriously impaired. Good riddance.
When the Audio Critic was subjective.
I was reading through this old issue of TAC and it is quite amazing to see how subjective Peter Aczel was in his earlier days before the "all amplifiers sound the same" kick. Yes I know he didn't say exactly that, but you know what I mean.
I think I liked the magazine much better when he presented a more balanced combination of measurements and subjective listening.
http://www.biline.ca/audio_critic/mags/The_Audio_Critic_V1-2.pdf
I think I liked the magazine much better when he presented a more balanced combination of measurements and subjective listening.
http://www.biline.ca/audio_critic/mags/The_Audio_Critic_V1-2.pdf
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