Dear Lewm: AHEE means: Audio High End Establishment, we all belongs to it and we audiophiles are cautive into.
We customers decide almost nothing on which audio item should I buy.
Whom was whom taught to the " high end " audiophiles that MM/MI alternative did not belongs to the " high-end " but only the MC cartridges ( LOMC )?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophiles that tubes electronics is the name of the game?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophiles that SUT's is the way to go?
Whom was whom taught the " High End " audiophile that fix headshell tonearm design is the way to go against the removable headshell tonearm designs?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile that longer tonearms is the way to go?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " that BD TT were the road to go?
whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile that subwoofers are for HT and for improve bass weight?
Whom was whom thaught the " high end " audiophile that a high output impedance amplifier ( tube ones. ) performs great with speakers?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile that SS electronics are cold, analitical and non " musical " ?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile the analog is way superior to digital?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile that the important subject is that normal attitude on audiophiles: " it can be colored and non accurate but I like it "?
Whom was whom taught the " high end " audiophile that accuracy, neutrality, measurements are not important but that: " I like it "?
Whom was whom taught..............., etc, etc, etc, etc,.
WHOM WAS?: yes, the AHEE. You decide on audio only what you learned and normally you learned what the AHEE taught to you over the years.
Manufacturers, reviewers, audio distributors, audiophiles, magazines and the like are the ones that created and developed the AHEE and you and me can't do almost nothing to change it to change the AHEE " trend " a " trend " that IMHO goes against a true audio high end music reproduction grow up.
Got it?
Regards and enjoy the music,
R.