In Reply to: Seriously? That's what you got? posted by Enophile on April 25, 2012 at 08:15:47:
Really?
JV's reviews are full of (presumably) clever metaphors. Unlike the example you provided from Doug Schneider (which I would take as humor), JV takes a different approach. He gives the impression of trying to appear to be the expert. He wrote a medium length paragraph on the zither, only at the end to reveal that he has no idea what he is talking about.
Is this also true for the rest of the review?
Oh. And at the end we find that he has (yet again) designated a "new reference". Yawn.
The current crew has turned TAS into the McDonald's of audio journalism. I would hate for readers to take this as the new norm. People tend to get used to things after a while.
What happened to the old TAS that took days to finish, not a half-hour?
What happened to articles that made you think?
What happened to reviews that left you feeling that you actually had an idea of what the gear sounded like?
I miss the old TAS, and would gladly welcome back that old spirit. Their cause is not helped by people that write nonsense about things of which they know nothing.
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- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - Charles Hansen 09:13:42 04/25/12 (46)
- Your post reminded me of one I wrote here several years ago... - ecl876 08:06:21 04/29/12 (0)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - Bill the K 20:26:21 04/25/12 (1)
- OK... - Charles Hansen 21:47:42 04/25/12 (0)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - JNS 15:23:26 04/25/12 (36)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - tmsorosk 05:15:35 05/10/12 (0)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - Bill the K 01:40:12 04/27/12 (1)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - JNS 16:08:10 04/28/12 (0)
- RE: Seriously? That's what you got? - audio39 04:05:56 04/26/12 (0)
- Hmmm - Charles Hansen 21:54:34 04/25/12 (31)
- RE: Hmmm - JNS 15:58:41 04/28/12 (0)
- TAS’s Little League Mentality - regmac 08:14:43 04/26/12 (28)
- The thing I don't understand - Charles Hansen 12:18:23 04/26/12 (27)
- Perhaps you can shed some light... - regmac 14:13:55 04/26/12 (26)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - Charles Hansen 16:14:04 04/26/12 (25)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - John Atkinson 08:33:29 04/27/12 (24)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - josh358 20:05:28 04/28/12 (8)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - John Atkinson 05:21:58 04/29/12 (7)
- Thanks for making me smile John, more relaxed like those days in the early 90's.~nT - Cleantimestream 17:32:10 05/09/12 (0)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - Bill the K 19:53:26 04/30/12 (1)
- Is there a direct relationship between.... - audio39 07:12:50 05/01/12 (0)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - Cpk 05:10:04 04/30/12 (0)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - josh358 07:38:09 04/29/12 (2)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - John Atkinson 11:55:35 04/29/12 (1)
- RE: Perhaps you can shed some light... - josh358 16:22:52 04/30/12 (0)
- Interesting... - Neil49 04:28:31 04/28/12 (14)
- Michael Fremer figured this out - Charles Hansen 17:32:01 04/29/12 (9)
- RE: Michael Fremer figured this out - Tony Lauck 20:02:17 04/30/12 (8)
- Why dismiss Consumer Reports - Bill the K 08:59:44 05/01/12 (7)
- RE: Why dismiss Consumer Reports - Tony Lauck 13:24:46 05/01/12 (0)
- If it were not for Ralph Nader... - Jim Austin 11:55:40 05/01/12 (5)
- Sample to Sample - Bill the K 20:04:51 05/01/12 (4)
- RE: Sample to Sample - Jim Austin 04:44:07 05/02/12 (3)
- Just for you, JA - Charles Hansen 05:07:11 05/02/12 (2)
- Thanks Charles - Jim Austin 05:39:08 05/02/12 (1)
- Value Engineering - Tony Lauck 12:08:46 05/02/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting... - RGA 11:16:22 04/28/12 (2)
- RE: Interesting... - BubbaMike 14:39:13 04/28/12 (1)
- RE: Interesting... - RGA 22:30:04 04/28/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting... - John Atkinson 08:08:23 04/28/12 (0)
- Interesting candor. -nt - soulfood 04:30:41 04/26/12 (0)
- "Is this also true for the rest of the review?" For any reviewer (as in any) there is only one way to answer.. - Enophile 09:31:12 04/25/12 (5)
- RE: "Is this also true for the rest of the review?" For any reviewer (as in any) there is only one way to answer.. - Charles Hansen 21:45:44 04/25/12 (4)
- RE: "Is this also true for the rest of the review?" For any reviewer (as in any) there is only one way to answer.. - josh358 19:34:43 04/28/12 (0)
- Didnt you make a comment in print about Regas DAC? - Kloss 13:00:02 04/26/12 (1)
- RE: Didnt you make a comment in print about Regas DAC? - Charles Hansen 16:24:08 04/26/12 (0)
- Woah! Stop the virtual press! There's something in TAS you WON'T comment on? - Enophile 07:35:18 04/26/12 (0)