I must chime in here, since I just decided to let my subscription to TAS lapse. Been subscribing to Stereophile since sometime in the '90s, and TAS for a good while (over 5 years). TAS writers are full of themselves. Especially certain ones - I won't mention his name - but he's their designated megabuck equipment reviewer. He (especially) and all the others all try to use big words and non-English phrases to talk down to the readers. Acta est fabula, plaudite! Spare me! And those constantly recycled "best of" lists. No thanks.
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I just got it yesterday and they are reviewing amps from 12k to 97k. I sat back and thought who is really buying this stuff. I know the average audiophile Isn't and the one's that actual have the money are always looking for deals via Audiogon. Is this just audio porn for the readers or are people actually buying this stuff.