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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?

erik_squires
hifiguy42
338 posts
 

Add me to the list of readers who sincerely miss Art Dudley.  Listener was the last time I read any audio rag cover to cover. 

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jasonbourne52
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It is a tragedy that Art Dudley died at a relatively young age (52). He had such a unique personable style of writing! You the reader could imagine Art as being your friend! I always turned to his column first when I received each new Stereophile!

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jasonbourne52
2,863 posts
 

@hifiguy42 : I agree! Listener was always a fun read for me!

noodlyarm
119 posts
 

I think the reviewers ran out of superlatives.   They all sound alike with every new piece of gear.   So many platitudes and limitations of gear, ears, and language. 

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