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Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?

I remember Audio, Stereophile and TAS as an older teen getting me excited about music reproduction and technology. Getting out to listen to speakers and find gear I could afford to take me to music Nirvana.

I still like the gear, still like talking about it, comparing tech, sharing experiences and advice, but I can’t remember the last time I really thought "wow, that’s good writing!"

How about you?

Has too much press devolved to covering only the most expensive gear?  Do we lack better international gear coverage?  Does it all look like it could be easily written by an AI chat bot?

erik_squires

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ozzy
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I have had subscriptions to Absolute sound and Stereophile for several decades now. There seems to be too much of the same manufacture’s equipment reviewed. There are some really creative innovative companies that would love the exposure.

I also cannot relate to the music they use in their reviews. Frank Sanatra, Count Basie? Classical etc. Come on, use some old-style rock music to describe bass, dynamics etc. at least in some of the review.

ozzy

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