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Must say I'm surprised that that no one has mentioned anything involving "Robert Harley."

His year-end "recommended components" blogs/articles take pretension to another level.

For example, I once read a review where he recommended a $14K Power Cable. That he would give editorial coverage to such a product, let alone laud it, requires a certain level of pretension, potentially approaching insanity, but then again what do I know? I suppose if you can afford the $150K Statement turntable, then the $14K power cable wouldn't offend you.

Granted, if someone handed me $150K, I'd first pay off my student loans, and with the left over money I'd almost have enough for a bag of M&Ms...

(I believe it was Tara Labs the Zero; or The One; please feel free to clarify or correct me here)

Courant, You should take a courage on your own to try to recommend $14k power cord. Why sell wire for $14k when you can simply take money in the name of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1xJAVZxXg

I don't care if someone reviews a 14K power cable. It's fine by me. I won't be buying one so what the hell. I can also choose to read the review or not. I try not to let such trivial things bother me.

@Rja: You're missing the point. As per your own words, by choosing to cover what they do, TAS is inviting people, potentially LOTS of people, to ignore them.

Part of how I earn my living is via analysis of market segmentation and brand perception. What you call "trivial" I call a "case study" in creating an alienating brand. By understanding the why of factors that lead to market indifference, one can, in theory, avoid some of the mistakes of others.

Granted, VW is proving to be "the definitive" example of brand suicide, but this is an audio forum.

Also, the opposite of "love" isn't "hate," but "indifference." I pretty much ignore TAS because of what they choose to give coverage. If enough people begin to ignore them, they will go away...

Case in point, the best selling audio component of all time was from a company that's no longer around: Dynaco (specifically, the ST70). For a number of reasons, the make became irrelevant, and went away... Having a good perception on how to have that NOT HAPPEN to your clients can do things like pay your mortgage, and finance your HiFi habit. :-)

Oh, OK, I guess I forgot.