The Absolute Sound "review" of USB cable reads suspiciously like a press releaste
I've read TAS for years and I get their email newsletter. The newest one just came today. The headline reads "
Reviews: KEF, Triangle, Nordost, Muraudio | Joe Lovano". The Nordost refers to the USB cable. It doesn't look like this is a mistake and it's pretty disturbing. I read both Stereophile and TAS and generally I trust their reviews. They are a tremendous help in buying used equipment that I cannot audition. This "review" blatantly crosses the line between an actual equipment report and a paid advertisement. Shame on TAS. |
@jond , Agreed. I've seen this type of thing many times before with other releases of new product. Sometimes, when perusing reviews at dailyaudiophile.com, I'll notice a few sites that have the very same mention of the very same product. Some don't even bother to change a word while others edit it slightly, to give their readers the impression that they were the ones to discover it. It looks like what TAS did put their spin on a simple press release. What I don't understand is some here getting a good case of the vapors. All the best, Nonoise |
@elliottbnewcombjr " Who among you believes the construction of a USB cable will make an audible difference?" You know, I would like to believe that it couldn't. But I just recently tried a different USB cable between my server to my DAC and it made an unmistakable difference, and all to the better. Like buying better DAC can. I don't like it, either, but there is no denying it, IME. It seems we need to fiddle with this cable, too, to tune our systems in. Oy. |
