@sfgak LOL
Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
I remember Audio, Stereophile and TAS as an older teen getting me excited about music reproduction and technology. Getting out to listen to speakers and find gear I could afford to take me to music Nirvana.
I still like the gear, still like talking about it, comparing tech, sharing experiences and advice, but I can’t remember the last time I really thought "wow, that’s good writing!"
How about you?
Has too much press devolved to covering only the most expensive gear? Do we lack better international gear coverage? Does it all look like it could be easily written by an AI chat bot?
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I loved Stereophile while John Atkinson was editor. You may criticise him for some mild equivocation but Jim Austin gets down my throat: dogmatism is worse. I am considering packing it in but the entry price is so low I still see value even though I have been on my 'forever' system a few years now. Yes, the huge number of ads is annoying but that's what keeps the price low. |
If I recall the Audio Critic wasn't he of the "all amps sound the same" crowd? He loved the Theta Dreadnaught amp and would sell workshops so you could go listen to his stereo?
https://www.biline.ca/audio_critic/audio_critic_web1.htm#acl |
@fuzztone : my friend and I would argue about which was better - International Audio Review or The Audio Critic? He liked IAR, I liked TAC. He did buy the NAD 3020 on Aczel's recommendation and sold his Kenwood L07 Mono's. I bought TWO 3020's so I could use them as left/right single-channel amps. I thought that IAR was way-too-much bogus pseudoscience. |
I don't have a subscription to stereophile, but I do read it now and then on line. I mainly enjoy anything written by Herb Reichert. Art Dudley was also a very good read of course. I still miss the days of Stereo Review! I looked forward to receiving the new issue each month, those were the days.... |
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