Archimago wrote: > Yeah. That's a tragedy IMO! As much as I can enjoy needle drops, they're > still obviously not as good as the original direct-to-digital. > > Please indulge me for a second... > > /rant on!/ > > It's really quite sad that on the one hand we have folks like Neil Young > pushing digital but seemingly -moronic- in relying on "big numbers" to > impress the populace who I think have essentially had enough. Who knows > if this can be turned around, but I honestly hope Neil can start > speaking sense. > > On the other hand we have vinyl pushers like Mike Fremer promoting a > technologically obsolete format which has ZERO chance of going > mainstream again no matter how much of a revival it might enjoy at this > time. I wish I could enjoy his comedy shtick promoting vinyl like this > if only I weren't so disgusted. Tonight I see he has a review of the new > Dylan album. Good review and I might pick up the album... However, he > insists the CD sounds bad and even considered if the better sounding > vinyl was because it originated from the 24-bit master. Yeah, right... > Unless they're different masterings, the idea of hearing the > "improvement" 24-bit makes after going through the vinyl LP process is > beyond ridiculous. There are other possibilities, but -how can anyone in > their right mind even declare this kind of hypothesis with a straight > face and consider himself educated as an audio reviewer!?- > > Looking around the Net we find... > > Mike Lavorgna on AudioStream. I think he's a nice enough guy but in the > business of advertisement. But there's all the crazy tweaks and > Synergistic wares peddled by that Steve Plaskin guy. Horrifying. > > I don't know what to think of the Computer Audiophile any more. Looks > like he's happy to take a sponsorship to visit a factory and basically > regurgitates ad copy in those "reviews". Lately posting up > audiophile-approved pretentious "designs" of computers that bear > unpronounceable names with claims of audible superiority. Jeez... If one > is going to talk about improved jitter, lower noise (like with filtered > "clean" USB ports), please, at least demonstrate *something* to show the > components made a difference as claimed. These things are measurable, > right!? > > Stereophile, TAS, Hi-Fi+, UHF Magazine here in N. America... What's > there to say? > > Sadly, these are the mouthpieces of audiophilia. > > I have a feeling that the MQA rhetoric is going to get "good" in the > months ahead. Prepare for Bob Stuart the salesman taking over from Neil > Young. > > /rant off!/ > > Despite my general pessimism, I actually have a contrarian streak which > is telling me -maybe it really is darkest before the dawn-...
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