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Understanding Herb Reichert

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Posted on June 13, 2017 at 06:52:51
mark.korda@myfairpoint.net
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 Hi,
I just got my new July Stereophile. Inside is a review of a turntable called the Analogue Works Zero.The review was by Herb Reichert. I had a pen in hand and circled some of Herbs comments.
Under (Motor axioms) I circled this comment..I thought belt drives were rinky-dinky, and that any DIY guy could build one. Well?......
Compared with the Linn LP-12 the Zero delivered a noticeably different quality of silence?....What are the qualities of silence. Is it something like that tree falling in the woods question?
The Zero made the Planar 3 sound brash and the Scout Jr. inattentive.
Herb Reicherts review was very comprehensive but all I could do to make this review useful was to scratch off my list 3 great turntables, 2 in the same price range, off my wish list and that Stereophile has always held in high esteem.
Before I nit pick any more maybe some one out there can explain to me how to understand Herbs reviews.
Thanks alot and still love the mag but for slower guys like me maybe an article on how to understand a review might help the less informed into the Hi-fi hobby.....Mark Korda





 

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LOL. An "inattentive" turntable :-) nt, posted on June 13, 2017 at 09:05:34
Rick W
 nt

 

Non-sequiturs make for engaged reading..., posted on June 13, 2017 at 09:57:28
Steve O
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 ...as one exerts mental effort trying to figure out what he's really saying. I found this writing style "interesting" when I first encountered it. Less interesting now.

 

RE: Not all silence is created equal..., posted on June 13, 2017 at 10:12:02
Eldragon
The audio reviewers have discovered it long time ago...

 

I like his writing, but could do without the pop Buddhism, and fairy and unicorn stuff. nt, posted on June 13, 2017 at 11:52:45
viridian
 nt

 

RE: Understanding Herb Reichert, posted on June 13, 2017 at 13:55:24
jtgarrison
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 The sound was like a gypsy dancer gyrating her hips with hot salsa on her tongue. So much so, the speaker and I started making love.

 

RE: Understanding Herb Reichert, posted on June 13, 2017 at 15:38:16
jkaschyk
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 He loves the one he's with.

(And gets a little creepy)

 

Analogue Works Zero? Analogue works for many..., posted on June 13, 2017 at 16:49:32
musetap
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 hopefully they are better at building them than naming them.

Seems too oxymoronic that name.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

We have a winner! nt, posted on June 13, 2017 at 18:58:24
viridian
 Nt

 

RE: We have a winner! nt, posted on June 13, 2017 at 22:41:13
mark.korda@myfairpoint.net
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 Hi,
JT, I remember that quote you added by Herb Reichert. That was good and the rest of you made me laugh too. It's nice to know that some people feel the same way. It's like a free sanity check....take care...Mark K

 

RE: Understanding Herb Reichert, posted on June 14, 2017 at 06:35:25
SpotcheckBilly12345
 IMHO, Herbert's ramblings in the July Stereophile were a bit disjointed and confusing.

So he cut down on the "purple prose" and upped the ante with unicorns and fairy dust? No longer worth reading!

Cheers,
SB

 

That's Nothing! Read some Music Reviews at Audiophile Audition., posted on June 14, 2017 at 08:37:36
oldmkvi
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 Expand your knowledge of the English Language.
The Flowery Part...

 

RE: Understanding Herb Reichert, posted on June 14, 2017 at 11:49:39
BubbaMike
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 Herb gushes. I take everything he says with a salt mine.


When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it. ~ Bernard Bailey

 

Herb Reichert - Public Health Warning, posted on June 15, 2017 at 16:24:46
13th Duke of Wymbourne
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 Just a note that in Herb's recent review of the Audioquest Night Owl closed-back headphones he claimed that he wore them while riding his bike around. Don't try this at home.

Regards
13DoW

 

Very entertaining and imaginative reviewer, but..., posted on June 27, 2017 at 18:55:40
Ladok
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 ...don't make any buying choices based on his reviews. He over-reacts, and a few months later will be telling you about the flaws in the component he had gushed over based on comparison with his latest crush.

 

RE: Understanding Herb Reichert, posted on July 1, 2017 at 07:18:56
rrsands
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 Maybe this will help. Or not.

 

RE: Very entertaining and imaginative reviewer, but..., posted on July 1, 2017 at 08:27:40
TubeDriver
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 Mr Reichert writes about the "experience" of listening to a component. How does it make him feel, what does it inspire him to listen too, where does it direct his attention. I find that more interesting than a basic regurgitation of the manufacturer's ad speak and basic specs, something that many reviewers essentially copy and paste to fill up a review. I think he adds an additional level to the banter in Stereophile, they need him!

 

RE: Very entertaining and imaginative reviewer, but..., posted on July 1, 2017 at 12:38:37
Ladok
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 I agree with all that, but he does tend to go overboard in his praise for some components, and as you point out, he does this in his own unique way. Which I also appreciate, and it's how I evaluate components of my own. But months later when another component is under review, he backtracks or modifies his previous opinion. Nothing wrong with that, but readers just need to understand this, otherwise they might be tempted to purchase a component based on Herb's first impressions.

 

After reading his review of the PLX-1000 TT I didn't Renew my subscription, posted on July 5, 2017 at 10:59:02
Frank Sol
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 Have had a subscription for 20+ years


Frank

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Kind of Blue

 

RE: After reading his review of the PLX-1000 TT I didn't Renew my subscription, posted on July 5, 2017 at 17:41:16
Jive Turkey
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 I won't vouch for him, but I've made the PLX-100 sound very good here at home.

See ya. Dave

 

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