In Reply to: It's all ancient history, but... posted by John Marks on June 9, 2015 at 07:03:10:
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TAS, however was always the personality of HP. It was his opinions which held sway and all his writers usually toed the line. Most other magazines have absolutely no editorial personality, and thus there is no consensus.
Take Stereophile,s class A ratings. You can take an amp from Class A and a preamp there is no guarantee that they will sound decent together. HP's 5 star components had a certain continuity about their sound whether you agreed with him or not.
Most magazines are like today's big Japanese audio companies like sony and Panasonic: rule by committee. They have become very bland in flavor.
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