|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
67.188.166.191
In Reply to: RE: Stereophile reviewer thrown under the bus posted by Ladok on August 15, 2015 at 12:53:44
...he has questioned reviewer's listening opinions before when there is something unusual in the measurements you might think they would notice.
As he should.
Follow Ups:
I don't feel thrown under the bus.
So, I agree with you Mike, and thanks for posting.
Even back when I was writing for TAS, John Atkinson and I had a cordial relationship and at some point we worked out a tacit gentleman's agreement that we agreed to disagree on the sound of the big Shahinian loudspeakers.
So, John and I have disagreed about sound in the past and most likely will in the future, and it has not impacted my sense of self-worth all that much; and our few disagreements have never left me feeling that John believed I was deaf.
I also have to point out that while we may have somewhat differing approaches to sound, I think that it is rather surprising (but perhaps not) that over the years, time and again, when I mentioned a favorite work or recording, John would reply that the same has long meant much to him.
Examples include the Sir David Willcocks "An Oxford Elegy" (as rarely-heard work as any from any major composer), and the pipe-organ piece "Master Tallis's Testament," which was included on "Pipes Rhode Island" and was a pleasant surprise for John when I played the work-in-progress on the large MBL speakers at a NYC hi-fi show. You really could have heard a pin drop--a peak experience.
In my listening chair 8 or 9 feet from the centerline between the speakers, I was not consciously aware of the wrinkle circa 1,000 Hz that shows up in JA's measurements.
Being a columnist and not a reviewer, I get to "scratch and sniff" loudspeakers, and if I decide they are not worth recommending, I send them back, and so experiences over the past year or year-plus have told me that the Wilson Benesch Square One Series II is--by my tastes and prejudices--an excellent loudspeaker for the money, and I enjoyed my time with it immensely.
So, a tempest in a teacup rather than a de-bus-ustration.
(We need a word that is "defenestration," except from a bus.)
I also have to point out that even though JA never "got" the Shahinian sound, he graciously included the Obelisk in the 50th-Anniversary issue's list of significant audio products.
I was touched, and I think it must have meant an awful lot to Dick and to Vasken.
OK?
John Marks
John:
How 'bout"subbusification"?
On the issue, I'd have thought that "I don't hear what you hear" is a reviewer's daily meal and the reason why sites like this exist; not much point in conversing only with those who agree about everything. Anyway, I am glad that you don't feel offended in the salient context. Of course, others' feeling offended on your behalf is another issue and at a higher level of abstraction.
Jeremy
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: