Coming back to the topic, I agree with Horizons characterization of Stereophile and JA, for the most part. But JA is one of the most technical guys in the audio review business and Stereophile is one of the first to report on any new technology developments/breakthroughs. For example, it is the stereophile article on jitter, which helped me understand this concept and this came 10 or 15 years earlier !!! (inspite of so much literature that are available on the subject). I dont know how technical other magazines are but I am willing to tolerate Stereophile's pandering to the high-end manufacturers for this only reason. Actually, I have learnt to pick up on the budget's components which they 'damn with their condescension'. It is almost like a clue for the budget minded, but makes the snobs and over-priced high-end manufacturers feel comfortable. (Thanks Paul, I am looking a better 'pure digital amplifier' in the $1-$2K category to replace the Panny with. But nobody seems to be taking up this bracket yet. Not sure about the Sony receivers)
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