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In Reply to: RE: surrogates posted by fstein on November 10, 2015 at 20:40:27
>When I read a review where the lab says an amp is grossly ill-designed,
>yet a respected trained listener gives it a rave, this comes to mind, ie.
>a recent review of a croft integrated amp.
>John A., you must sometimes feel a bit sheepish....
Nope.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
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Then why bother to measure them at all? If it sounds good but measures bad that means it's still good? So there is not necessarily any correlation between the measurements and what you hear even in an amplifier let alone a loudspeaker that's far more complicated. Then it all comes down to the opinions of the reviewers who only audition them. Why is one opinion better than any other? On what basis would anyone make a rational choice shopping for equipment? I noticed you don't measure phonograph cartridges either.
Over the years, I have learned which reviewers are reliable (read: "Coincide with my taste/prejudices"), amongst whom were the reviewer Formerly Known as John marks....
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