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In Reply to: RE: Thoughts on Stereophile posted by dan hirsh on February 24, 2015 at 10:05:35
This isn't "Consumer Reports", after all. But it's a hell of a lot more transparent than all of the other "gear" mags i am familiar with, be it computers, racing bikes or climbing gear.
My only problem is that it caters almost exclusively to solid state equipment, with an occasional nod to tube PP amps, but only ever so rarely to DHT SET gear.
But that is an understandable business decision, based on the preferences of its largely US buyer audience and a business model that doesn't include suicide.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
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I worked for them for years. Writing direct mail ad copy.
Would you believe that several of the people there are (or were) audio buffs?
They don't test luxury watches or Ferraris, either.
every time they cover a product that I know something about, they don't know what they are talking about. So, not dishonest, but not useful either.
But before I buy a dishwasher or a vacuum cleaner I check them out.
This is off topic, but Consumer Reports recommended a Kenmore vacuum cleaner as their top choice for several years that was a piece of junk and broke repeatedly. So I don't trust them on vacuum cleaners (or audio).
So at least at one time, they were doing SOMETHING right!
When I worked for Radio Shack in the late 70's CR rated their piece of shit TAD15 answering system that was $99 as high as a great Record a Call dual cassette that was $299. It had a piece of tape looped inside for the outgoing message and were always a problem with a very high repair and refund rate as well.
They also rated Mach One's too high as well. I never trusted them for electronics after that.
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That was my point, an icon of transparency and objectivity.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
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