andy_c wrote: > At some level, I find the situation comical. OTOH, when you have this > kind of stuff recommended, and the person who "reviewed" it also writes > columns saying, "It's time to call bulls**t on...", the hypocrisy > demonstrated by that is not funny at all. They have the choice to > simply remain mum on such issues and products, but they seem to > proactively advocate for obvious frauds like LP demagnetizers and such. > BTW, how does one "review" an audio product that's just some cream in a > jar? Maybe check to see if it causes chafing when rapidly rubbed onto > certain sensitive areas? :-)
The silver lining in this cloud is that with the advent of digital and computer based audio many audiophiles (like me!) are beginning to understand just how blatantly dishonest the high end audio press really is and that they are only there to serve their advertisers and NOT their readers. These clowns use their subjectivity as a means of cloaking their nonsense since once subjectivity, rather than objectivity, is used it is quite easy to invoke the old golden ears BS and say things like "if you can't hear a difference it's because ______" (insert any garbage you like). Their nonsense never ceases to amaze me. For example instead of even the simplest of sighted A-B testing we get crap like listening to an updated piece of equipment and comparing to their 5 year old memory of the original equipment. I guess this is technique should be called subjectivity squared! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99360 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
