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In Reply to: RE: Check Out This Guy posted by The Dill on August 25, 2014 at 06:02:41
...must be Peter Aczel's replacement.
A non-audiophile know-it-all.
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mike, i was thinking more like Arthur Salvatore. now THERE' an exspurt!
...regards...tr
Don't knock him: He claims he makes enough to quit his day job ....
That ain't bad
...looks like his day job was selling photos at street fairs.Now he has an anti-audio website and reviews a few headphones, a 30 year old amplfier and other assorted oddities.
He says CDs have provided perfect sound for 30 years.
He reminds me of the panhandler by the freeway on ramp with a sign that says "Please Help Ken Rockwell" - some of those guys make enough money to quit their day jobs, too.
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Was correct.
just goes to show you can find support for any opinion on the net. It has truly become the voice of the lowest common denominator.
"He says CDs have been provided perfect sound for 30 years."
And I didn't think his credibility could erode any further after he wrote:
"I thank God I'm not an audiophile; those weirdos hate music . . ."
...who his target market is.
First why would anyone care what he posts?
Then why would they contribute money to him?
Maybe I should quit my day job and give it a try...
willing to pay for an online review of a 30 year old Hafler!From some random interwebs person with zero credibility.
Hopefully, this cat's Ferrari mechanic is willing to work in exchange for free reviews!
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positively gripping results on 1993 Sony CDP-X303ES from one week ago?
I love mine. There are plenty of great CD players out there from which to choose, and the CDP-X303ES is a good one.
Maybe for his next installment, he can review my 1987 Sony TC-FX430 cassette deck!
when you come to the realization that CDs recorded with ADC technology from 1984 achieved "perfect sound forever".
Here's the similarly gripping conclusion from tomorrow's (!) review of the Hafler:
I've been using mine for over 35 years to drive everything to my Quad ESL, ESL-63 and B&W 801. For about $125 used today, it is far superior to most new amplifiers costing far more.
That would explain why he thinks 30 yr old CDs (and by extension, 30 yr old ADCs) achieved "perfect sound forever".
I was noting that he only reviews his own stuff. The very pinnacle of objectivity. :)
As I suspect he's close to broke, I'd like to donate some advice... "Hey Ken? Get a job!" :)
...why he hasn't posted anything since 2012.
Maybe he went back to his day job.
No, Rockwell has posted since 2012. Actually, his last review was posted 21 August 2014.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser
...are you a fan?
Maybe you donated?
Hopefully, he hasn't lost his comic-gold touch:
"Philips dubbed the Compact Disc as "Perfect Sound Forever," and they weren't kidding. My 30-year-old CDs still sound incredible, and lost to history after video replaced music in the late 1980s for most people's home entertainment is that CDs still offer the best possible sound today, still representing a completely transparent window to the original recording. "
Who are your recommendations for audio reviewers?
In no particuler order, I like Anthony Cordesman, Dick Olsher, John Atkinson, Jeff Dorgay, Michael Mercer, Harry Pearson off the top of my head, I also enjoy owner's reviews.
I have been an avid subscriber to TAS & Stereophile since 1993 to present.
Additionally, I have been a subscriber to HiFi+ and HiFi News & Record Review since 2009 to present. Lastly, I enjoy The Daily Audiophile website.
...I'm old school and only read the paper publications so I'm not very familiar with the ezine writers.
In Stereophile, I like most of the reviewers except Art Dudley - his tastes are a little different than mine.
Paul Bolin and Bob Reina are a couple of my favorites.
In TAS, I like Neil Gader and Steven Stone who I worked with when I was there.
The key is finding someone who has similar "biases" in music reproduction.
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