"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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William Sommerwerck said:

Under JA, the magazine gradually moved in the direction of "if it sounds
good, it is good". Any pretense to honoring the original meaning of
"high
fidelity" has been lost. Stereophile has no "objective" standards; it
exists
primarily to justify whatever purchase a particular reader wishes to
make.

You might think it odd, but that's exactly how Normal people make their
choices. If you value "realistic" sound, do you need some reviewer to
tell you whether a system delivers it? That judgment is as subjective as
"too much bass" or "great imaging".

I don't find it odd at all. Like most businesses, Stereophile tries to
appeal to the lowest common denominator.



"At least" the lowest common denominator that wants to
spend $30,000 on an amplifier.



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