"So what's the problem. What better sound advice might be offered? Ransom the house for a uber expensive stereo or suffer? Most can't afford that so not no sound."
My point was that no advice was offered. The guy writing the article has no experience with any of the equipment he was reviewing, or recommending. He somehow managed to establish some credit in his words because he went off on a wild tangent with the expensive Pass gear, and then sounded reasonable when he recommended electronics that were more in line with what the average person could afford. Anyone can do that. And that's fine. The author has every right to publish what he did. What I find odd, is that some people on this web site buy into it. Most of us know that there's a lot more that goes into component selection than what was presented in the article. Or maybe I'm making a bigger deal of it than needs be. I've been known to do that on a few occasions.
My point was that no advice was offered. The guy writing the article has no experience with any of the equipment he was reviewing, or recommending. He somehow managed to establish some credit in his words because he went off on a wild tangent with the expensive Pass gear, and then sounded reasonable when he recommended electronics that were more in line with what the average person could afford. Anyone can do that. And that's fine. The author has every right to publish what he did. What I find odd, is that some people on this web site buy into it. Most of us know that there's a lot more that goes into component selection than what was presented in the article. Or maybe I'm making a bigger deal of it than needs be. I've been known to do that on a few occasions.