I believe standards are real,, but I will not mention any product names.
SEAS is The Gold Standard.
Scan Speak and SB are excellent,
but I will not mention any product names.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sghncnGkFAo
Stereophile complains it's readers are too informed.
I believe standards are real,, but I will not mention any product names. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sghncnGkFAo |
The measurements will continue under the new editor. We will take the reviewers like Herb at their word. And then each of us draws his own conclusions. I liken it to adult entertainment - don't ask for training wheels, because then you rob yourself of much of the pleasure. As to those who cite the ASR website and its measurements-above-and-beyond-all-other-criteria credo as a corrective to Stereophile's modus operandi, the sound quality profiles of the gear ASR measures are 1 to 2 sentence afterthoughts... and you think that is a better approach to informing potential buyers of how a particular product might actually SOUND in their systems? Respectfully, I think not. |
I think I've mentioned this in a post somewhere in the semi-distant past, but I find Stereophile vastly more informative, entertaining and readable than it was several years previously. Sure, I use the magazine to glean info about the hobby and to get tips on where to next spend my inexhaustible pile of audio-oriented cash (in case you don't get it I'm just kidding here), but I mostly read the mag because I just enjoy it. I don't get huffy when an opinion doesn't go my way. ("Ugh! Those tuttis are too fruity!") I enjoy a touch of hyperbole. It adds energy and verve. The hobby is a playground for folks like me, i.e., folks who just like music. I'd rather be spending my money here than playing the tables in Vegas. |