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“Faithful to the recording”

I despise when reviewers use those words in describing a piece of equipment unless they were, quite literally, at the recording.  Once those words are used, I pretty much stop reading since IMO the reviewer is full of BS.

Your thoughts?

And what key word(s) or phrases cause you to stop reading?

 

audiodwebe

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ps
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@lordmelton 

How' bout "neutral?"  :)

ps
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And then there are these words from some audiophile junkie "Hearing what the artist(s) intended..."  😁

 

 

ps
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Here are a couple more meaningless pieces of hype: "jaw-dropping", "gobsmacked"

IMO, reproduced music is at best, a close approximation to the "real thing."  To me, the real thing is live music of any genre.

Fortunately, I now have a few friends in the audio industry and know enough trustworthy dealers that I no longer read any reviews from any of the alleged "gurus." I also have learned to stay away from boutique components which often have terrible resale value.

 

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