Where to start! I was part owner of 3 stereo salons from 1970 to 2008.
This teajay guy is absolutely correct. Much stuff back at the start was really god awful. All of it was hyped in periodical reviews but the bar then was not too high.
Now , we have a different world. One that states that is perfectly ok to have to spend 20k for speakers, 35K for electronics, 10 K for cabling, 6k for conditioning, 5k for a stylus and if this is all you have to do with your money, more power to ya.
Truth of the matter is what you spend 5k on today, rivals what cost 40k of yesteryear as far as clarity, timbre, emotion and all the rest as it pertains to reproduction.
As far as audio equipment reviews, that’s like someone telling you what wine tastes best. Do you really think it pertinent for someone to tell you what should taste good to you?
Stereo stuff is absolutely no different. Taste, taste, taste of the reviewer is the most important aspect of the review and NOT the equipment.
There are people who like Chef Boyrdee better than home made spaghetti and sauce. Imagine if such a person wrote food reviews.
Imagine the same thing about audio reviews. Without knowing the whys of the reviewer's likes and preferences , most reviews become dead worthless.
This teajay guy is absolutely correct. Much stuff back at the start was really god awful. All of it was hyped in periodical reviews but the bar then was not too high.
Now , we have a different world. One that states that is perfectly ok to have to spend 20k for speakers, 35K for electronics, 10 K for cabling, 6k for conditioning, 5k for a stylus and if this is all you have to do with your money, more power to ya.
Truth of the matter is what you spend 5k on today, rivals what cost 40k of yesteryear as far as clarity, timbre, emotion and all the rest as it pertains to reproduction.
As far as audio equipment reviews, that’s like someone telling you what wine tastes best. Do you really think it pertinent for someone to tell you what should taste good to you?
Stereo stuff is absolutely no different. Taste, taste, taste of the reviewer is the most important aspect of the review and NOT the equipment.
There are people who like Chef Boyrdee better than home made spaghetti and sauce. Imagine if such a person wrote food reviews.
Imagine the same thing about audio reviews. Without knowing the whys of the reviewer's likes and preferences , most reviews become dead worthless.