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RE: New York Times on Harry Pearson

I was sorry to hear Harry Pearson died, and offer my condolcences to his partner and friends.

Nice write-up, though one might expect a little better from the NYT. Harry Pearson convinced a lot of people to his point of view, started a minor trend in magazine publishing, and had an influence on a minor industry. I did not find him very convincing.

Michael Fremer did a more balanced, though still panegyrical, article on Analog Corner. However, here is a short paragraph laying out many of the issues.

"It may be difficult for some today to understand how one person with almost zero technical skills or understanding (Harry never did set up his own turntable) could so transform and/or invent a business segment but there's little doubt that he did just that using the power of the written word, a sophisticated esthetic and a world-view and descriptive language that he can rightly claim to have almost single-handedly invented. "

To me, that means he was not really qualified to be a professional reviewer of audio equipment. Anyway, I never paid much attention to him, except to some extent for speakers. We know speakers sound different, and if some experienced people, including critics, or a lot of consumers, like a speaker, I may find it worthwhile to seek out and listen to that speakers as well.
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