In Reply to: Meaningless, really. posted by Jim Austin on September 21, 2005 at 12:43:26:
The subjective reviews exist for people, audiophiles, who CAN and DO appreciate the sonic differences described. If this represents but a tiny fraction of the readership (those Golden Eared AND experienced) then what good is it, and in fact this would suggest that for the vast majority of the readership the high-end (not necessarily the high-priced) is an exercise in futility, a vanity fair!; and BTW your musings about wealth that appeared at Prop Head just a little time back suggest that you actually are leaning in that direction.One doesn't begin to the appreciate the benefits of superior musical reproduction by becoming indoctrinated in a dogma. Atkinson found himself immersed in a dogma at one point in time, the DBT dogma (because it's practice in audio is little more than a exercise to support another). Did he shed that dogma because he got in touch with reality, or did he simply exchange it for another.
Look, I've had plenty of conversations just like the one we are having today many many times here at the AA. However in virtually every cases the other party was typically a naysayer of one sort of another. Personally I never thought I'd be having it with a naysayer, a particularilly odd sort that doesn't even know he is one, that writes articles for the "As We See It" column in Stereophile.
Meaningless, indeed!, in that like most naysayers your viewpoint is immobile, the changing of which is as futile as banging ones head against a rock.Maybe the column name shouldn't be change, rather change the name of the publication itself ... it's starting to become an insult to the legacy of JGH.
You may enjoy the last word it you so desire ... I've had enough!
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Follow Ups
- Meaningless. Really? - bjh 14:05:09 09/21/05 (29)
- Instead I'll give JGH himself the final word: - Jim Austin 18:30:00 09/21/05 (28)
- In defence of JGH ... just more consequences of silly affairs. - bjh 21:41:32 09/21/05 (27)
- I thought... - Jim Austin 03:51:41 09/22/05 (26)
- Sometimes ... - bjh 05:00:20 09/22/05 (25)
- But you must at least admit... - Jim Austin 05:33:23 09/22/05 (24)
- 100% Wrong - Charles Hansen 09:58:33 09/22/05 (14)
- I'll take this one - John Atkinson 14:16:40 09/22/05 (2)
- A few problems - Charles Hansen 16:26:40 09/22/05 (0)
- Re: I'll take this one - bjh 14:39:26 09/22/05 (0)
- I disagree - Jim Austin 11:49:21 09/22/05 (10)
- Bad Science and Arrogance - Charles Hansen 12:29:35 09/22/05 (9)
- Getting Bored - Jim Austin 12:44:29 09/22/05 (8)
- Re: Getting Bored - john curl 18:20:35 09/23/05 (0)
- So you were wrong before... - Charles Hansen 14:27:38 09/22/05 (6)
- Re: So you were wrong before... - Wendell Narrod 11:17:27 09/23/05 (5)
- I find Mr. Hansen's views both cogent and persuasive. - vacuous 11:50:18 09/23/05 (3)
- Re: I find Mr. Hansen's views both cogent and persuasive. - Wendell Narrod 12:49:14 09/23/05 (2)
- Re: I find Mr. Hansen's views both cogent and persuasive. - John Atkinson 06:56:45 09/24/05 (1)
- Re: I find Mr. Hansen's views both cogent and persuasive. - john curl 14:24:35 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: So you were wrong before... - john curl 11:28:17 09/23/05 (0)
- That it may - bjh 09:21:39 09/22/05 (0)
- What neither of you guys commented on - Bruce from DC 06:38:02 09/22/05 (7)
- Re: What neither of you guys commented on - bjh 14:52:50 09/22/05 (6)
- Re: Right you are! - geoffkait 16:06:08 09/22/05 (5)
- Oh you! - bjh 18:45:36 09/22/05 (4)
- Re: Demo - geoffkait 03:19:46 09/23/05 (0)
- There's a difference between marketing and journalism - Charles Hansen 20:18:58 09/22/05 (2)
- Hansen I just can't take you seriously ... - bjh 20:47:40 09/22/05 (1)
- Re: Hansen I just can't take you seriously ... - Charles Hansen 22:54:22 09/22/05 (0)