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Why was the Shiit audio discussion removed?

I borowed   both the Saga, Freya, and Vidar for several  l months. I really liked that Shiit and it was Quality gear for its price and more. I ended up with a Tube integrated which sounded better on my speakers.  I have not looked back. I think for the non-weathy group it has a definite place with high end gear. 

I find it very sad that most of the Stereophile basher’s here, are also too technically inept to understand the measurements.
I just did a search and beside me, the only ones that mention Stereophile measurements are two that admit they don’t look at them!!!
And measurements will tell you far more than "just the review", and "could" show you if the reviewers full of it also.

Cheers George

I consider SP and HFNRR to be about the best of the lot.  I used to think that HiFi+ was just as good...until they sold to TAS.  HiFi+ retains a higher standard than their overlord but one can see some negative impact. HiFi World is interesting, a vinyl and vintage forward bias, but their over the top promotion of Icon Audio equipment begs the question of a commercial connection.  TAS  ?  No thanks.   Too many lists, too many non review recommendations, too much of a documented history of pay to play, and a senior editor with a public record of unethical behavior. 

SP and HFNRR are carefully written and provide thoughtful commentary.  Both provide measurements that are correlated to what one hears, or does not hear.  One can gain an understanding of how a piece of equipment sounds, and the biases of individual reviewers.