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@millerVery well said!

Don’t know how to do that Elizabeth. But a 30 second google search turned up a few interesting JGH articles. I remember reading it all long ago ...

Hello all.......


https://www.stereophile.com/content/35-years-and-just-getting-started-j-gordon-holt-interview-page-9

@elizabeth - You make a very good point. 
I sometimes wonder when reviewers develop a clear auditory bias if it's their hearing, or if they have been paid.

But for an audiophile who is having a cultural, not a technical, exposure to gear, who is to say what neutral really means?
I think the solution to this is to always have comparisons ready.

fwiw I made the original comment to make sure it was understood that I was ok with slightly colored sounds, such as warmth. It’s not like I was referring to some crazy difference. I find the difference between speakers far greater than the difference between amp, which is what the comment was about.