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The Mar. 2011 issue of 'Stereophile' just arrived. Initially, looking through it, I found a couple of my Parasound audio products mentioned, one even reviewed in a semi serious way. This is to be expected, as I am continually coaxed by my associates to design new circuits.
However: The 'AS WE SEE IT' piece on p.3 attacked me personally as in: "Meanwhile, some prominent industry folks have consistently failed, in my opinion, to maintain a sufficiently skeptical posture toward such products. ... " YOU HAD BETTER INCLUDE JOHN ATKINSON, AS WELL, BUDDY!
This derives from some comments that I made HERE on this website that was taken and criticized IN PRINT in 'Stereophile' a few years ago, without any chance at a fair rebuttal by me, in real time. Just a few LTE's from my colleagues and competitors, such as Charles Hansen, of Ayre, for example. Our rebuttal, had little to do with the substance of the tweak, but the right for us to express our opinion about it, ESPECIALLY on a forum such as this.
I resent the attack, even now, especially as I have enough trouble with arrogant 'physicists' who attack just about everything that my associates and I do in hi end audio, yet those who criticize, only do audio as a hobby and lack the subjective experience that many of us have formed over the decades, in order to make successful audio products.
In other words: Jim Austin, keep your 'cheap shots' to yourself.
Edits: 02/14/11
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Topic - 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 03:42:10 02/14/11 (90)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - tmsorosk 08:37:53 02/16/11 (0)
- Can someone please help me? - rmilewsk 22:38:16 02/15/11 (1)
- iF you read all the posts, at least two have a link to past issues - Elizabeth 23:48:09 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 16:49:20 02/15/11 (0)
- Extraordinarily well-written piece - Mr. Black 20:34:26 02/14/11 (5)
- RE: Extraordinarily well-written piece - JNS 17:00:17 02/15/11 (0)
- Thank You Mr. Black - Jim Austin 05:30:26 02/15/11 (2)
- I concur - josh358 15:25:15 02/16/11 (1)
- Thank you. - Jim Austin 17:13:53 02/16/11 (0)
- There is no curtain, just more mirrors. Snake oil! -nt - soulfood 03:53:16 02/15/11 (0)
- Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - Elizabeth 18:00:27 02/14/11 (13)
- Actually - E-Stat 07:49:24 02/15/11 (1)
- You are correct. The VPI bricks were supposed to be for amp transformers.. i own three - Elizabeth 08:29:48 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - john curl 20:20:05 02/14/11 (9)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - JNS 17:05:40 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: i f nobody else knows - Eldragon@gmx.com 20:47:07 02/14/11 (7)
- Exactly ... - reelsmith. 07:03:04 02/15/11 (6)
- But then we would all miss out... And what fun would THAT be? - Elizabeth 07:33:07 02/15/11 (5)
- It would be less fun ... - reelsmith. 07:37:03 02/15/11 (4)
- I feel sorry for John Curl. A mistake to start this as it does no one any good, except as a tittilation - Elizabeth 07:58:17 02/15/11 (3)
- RE: I feel sorry for John Curl. A mistake to start this as it does no one any good, except as a tittilation - john curl 11:16:20 02/15/11 (2)
- Snitch Bitch Itch Witch glitch pitch kitch ditch hitch nitch fitch One of those? Oh all of those - Elizabeth 17:57:51 02/15/11 (1)
- Sing along with Mitch? (nt) - kerr 05:54:48 02/16/11 (0)
- RE: Wow, just read it.(from mail just now) John, you are taking it WAY too personally, your name is NOT mentioned - lord addleford 18:43:05 02/14/11 (0)
- "Chips for Chumps" Redux: - regmac 12:23:29 02/14/11 (5)
- You can't buy VPI Bricks... - mkuller 09:48:52 02/15/11 (1)
- VPI bricks have been replaced by Shakti Stones, which still sell - Elizabeth 20:26:22 02/15/11 (0)
- Agree 100% the chip has died. So?? does it mean it was plot by High end manufacturers? - Elizabeth 17:27:27 02/14/11 (1)
- No high end conspiracies afoot, Elizabeth. Merely a clever bloke who... - regmac 07:00:54 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: "Chips for Chumps" Redux: - Dave Pogue 16:40:25 02/14/11 (0)
- Haven't received the issue yet. Were you mentioned by name, or are you now taking on the general moniker...... - Enophile 11:45:33 02/14/11 (1)
- RE: Haven't received the issue yet. Were you mentioned by name, or are you now taking on the general moniker...... - john curl 12:41:42 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - bjh 09:18:48 02/14/11 (31)
- I have sent an alert to Roy Hall about this thread - keith_d 11:07:42 02/14/11 (29)
- RE: I have sent an alert to Roy Hall about this thread - john curl 11:45:32 02/14/11 (28)
- I believe in the strange. That's partly why Roy Hall's input would liven this up. - keith_d 20:33:16 02/14/11 (0)
- Piece of crap analogies, John. No offense. - Enophile 12:05:11 02/14/11 (26)
- How about the "I have no idea" crowd? - josh358 15:48:35 02/16/11 (0)
- And a problem with yours - rbolaw 15:21:01 02/14/11 (3)
- FWIW - josh358 16:03:43 02/16/11 (2)
- Obviously true, but ... - rbolaw 16:49:30 02/17/11 (1)
- RE: Obviously true, but ... - josh358 17:43:40 02/17/11 (0)
- Couple of problems with your post: - carcass93 12:26:27 02/14/11 (4)
- Where would you rate using a special pen to write a number on a piece of paper and putting it in the freezer? - Enophile 13:25:19 02/14/11 (3)
- I never heard anything about a "special" pen! - bjh 13:49:45 02/14/11 (2)
- What about Peter Belts foil tweak? - Steyr 09:50:13 02/15/11 (1)
- The magic pen is the Belt's too. Fire at will, Gridley. - geoffkait 09:57:39 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Piece of crap analogies, John. No offense. - bjh 12:14:28 02/14/11 (15)
- It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - Enophile 13:18:18 02/14/11 (14)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - volunteer 14:33:57 02/14/11 (13)
- Tip toes, cable risers, contact cleaners, power conditioners, power cords, interconnects, , - Elizabeth 08:09:20 02/15/11 (9)
- If I didn;t know better I'd say you had a hard on for the Tele-tweak. - geoffkait 08:37:59 02/15/11 (8)
- Tele-tweak. the worst crap ever perpetuated on fools.. true. - Elizabeth 08:55:49 02/15/11 (7)
- RE: Tele-tweak. the worst crap ever perpetuated on fools.. true. - slovell1 09:13:41 02/15/11 (6)
- Thank you. As you can see below, the opposition resort to calling names when they have no actual comment - Elizabeth 23:55:15 02/15/11 (0)
- Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - geoffkait 09:32:43 02/15/11 (4)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - TomLarson 14:15:11 02/15/11 (3)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - russ69 15:08:39 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - TomLarson 17:22:10 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: Uh, oh, a gathering of simpletons. - geoffkait 14:55:49 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - bjh 17:50:05 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: It seemed a topic ripe for iconoclasm, since it seems "prominent industry folks" = John Curl, specifically. - zako 14:48:49 02/14/11 (1)
- That's interesting!! - Charles Hansen 10:11:25 02/15/11 (0)
- ' trash talk - Steyr 09:24:06 02/14/11 (0)
- Yipes, Yohn. Wait till Yim Austin reads my upcoming column on Holger Stein.(nt) - samtellig 08:56:15 02/14/11 (3)
- RE: Yipes, Yohn. Wait till Yim Austin reads my upcoming column on Holger Stein.(nt) - john curl 09:08:26 02/14/11 (2)
- If Jim Austin says I can't hear it, I can't. (nt) - samtellig 10:13:59 02/14/11 (1)
- RE: If Jim Austin says I can't hear it, I can't. (nt) - john curl 10:20:19 02/14/11 (0)
- It was a garbage AWSI. -nt - soulfood 07:10:09 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - John Atkinson 07:05:39 02/14/11 (20)
- The scientific side of the Great Debate... - mkuller 19:03:38 02/14/11 (3)
- RE: The scientific side of the Great Debate... - John Atkinson 09:58:22 02/15/11 (0)
- In the February issue of Strerophile, Art Dudley likened a segment of CC regulars to... - regmac 07:40:03 02/15/11 (1)
- Too true... - mkuller 09:43:45 02/15/11 (0)
- The truth emerges from the clash of ideas? Sounds like Hegel. Karl Marx. Heh-heh. (et) - samtellig 08:53:05 02/14/11 (2)
- Sounds like the Foundering Fathers and the First Amendment to me nt - keith_d 11:06:14 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: The truth emerges from the clash of ideas? Sounds like Hegel. Karl Marx. Heh-heh. (et) - BubbaMike 11:00:35 02/14/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 08:39:25 02/14/11 (9)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - John Atkinson 11:06:03 02/15/11 (4)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 17:51:47 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - Beetlemania 14:16:56 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - john curl 13:05:04 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - russ69 13:51:48 02/15/11 (0)
- I'm confused about what exactly happened - did you send in a letter to the editor? - keith_d 11:05:29 02/14/11 (3)
- It is an 'in house' fight like between siblings. A family squabble.. sort of - Elizabeth 07:43:00 02/15/11 (2)
- JC had a complaint about something Sphile published before. I asked if he sent a letter to the editor then. - keith_d 17:35:49 02/15/11 (1)
- RE: JC had a complaint about something Sphile published before. I asked if he sent a letter to the editor then. - john curl 18:08:06 02/15/11 (0)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - Iron Knee 08:11:18 02/14/11 (2)
- RE: 'Stereophile' trash talk - JNS 17:49:35 02/15/11 (0)
- Excellent post. Please read. [nt] - Charles Hansen 09:56:48 02/15/11 (0)
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