Alan was a gentleman and a great dinner companion. As to his merits as a reviewer, I do remember a comparative review of 5 or so line stages
@whart — Yay! He did ONE review some time in the past where he actually was accountable for his opinions. That doesn’t absolve him from being a total HACK as a reviewer since then. I don’t give a DAMN about if a reviewer is a good dinner guest — I care ONLY about whether a reviewer gives me useful and hopefully accurate information on whether I want to buy a certain audio component or not. In this critical area, Sircom is a TOTAL FAIL in my experience. And yeah, I’ve written my fair share of audio reviews so I kinda know of which I speak. Have you? If not, just stop. Stop defending this total hack of a reviewer purely on likability or social grounds — it makes you seem like a groupie fool.