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Artie mentions his dog twice in the May Stereophile. The second time implying that the tenacious terrier provides a metric for the authenticity of reproduced music, if I'm not reading too much into this (page 83).And all this got me to thinking why doesn't Stereophile just hire a dog to do it's reviewing? Let's look at the benefits:
Dogs don't go out with manufacturers of audio gear and order expensive wine.
Dogs don't know the price of anything. Or the name brand....except for Bonz or whatever those things are called.
Dogs don't cut down manufacturer's cables and resell them on ebay.
Dogs always tell it like it is. No filters. No BS.
Dogs work for kibble.
Dogs don't know if an arm is high or low mass, a cartridge is high or low compliance or if something was designed yesterday by a guy in his garage or at the turn of the 20th century by a madman in Switzerland.
But after really thinking about this a little more, I realize that Artie is just plain wrong; Stereophile should be hiring a cat, just like my Tabitha, pictured at her most fetching for your approval.
Let's have a look at her qualifications. Dogs can only hear to 45K, cats on the other hand, are pretty much good to 65K. Cats can hear an extra half octave on the low end as well. Do you want to read a review by an old, bald, overweight, white guy whose hearing is rolling off around 14K on a good day, or Tabitha with her ultrasonic hearing? Simple, no?
Besides all the benefits listed above for dogs, Tabitha also has one very important qualification. She doesn't give a crap. About anything really. No prejudice, no ego, just what you want in a reviewer. Oh, she's arrogant, but that almost seems a requirement for being a reviewer.
So, if you think that Tabitha is the perfect fit for Stereophile, drop John Atkinson an e-mail and tell him what you think, jatkinson@enthusiastnetwork.com.
Happy listening, and let's keep that fur off of the LPS, shall we?
Edits: 05/18/15Follow Ups:
Laughing...
If you think this couldn't happen, you haven't been following the Pooch Cafe strip.
Daniel
(nt)
No cat is more arrogant than a hi-fi editor. On the other hand, I rarely meet a cat or dog I don't like. I would much rather be with a cat or a dog than an editor.
I did like Julian Hirsch.
Nice kitty, by the way.
..when I took the Society of Audio Consultants course in New York in the mid '70s. A really nice guy.I forgot one, cats don't take pot shots at their ex editors, LOL.
Edits: 05/17/15 05/17/15
still have the certificate somewhere
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
That's why I only buy dogs. This little guy would love to find out what a weasel tastes like.
Nt
Can't wait to get him home. If everything works out, he'll be trained as a drug sniffer. These dogs are amazing.
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