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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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jasonbourne52
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@hifiguy42 : I agree! Listener was always a fun read for me!

noodlyarm
90 posts
 

I think the reviewers ran out of superlatives.   They all sound alike with every new piece of gear.   So many platitudes and limitations of gear, ears, and language. 

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spatialking
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What I find frustrating about the magazines is how the reviewers literately are "gushing with superlatives" about the outrageously expensive cables and go on and on about how wonderful they are.   Then they discuss an amplifier or speakers and the gushing stops.  I realize the profit margins are needed for the high end industry to survive but I find the "gushing with superlatives" approach to cable reviews quite disappointing.  Sure they sound different but review them as different and on equal footing as other products, not as the greatest thing since God created a woman. 

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noromance
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b. 1954 which made him 65, I believe.

It is a tragedy that Art Dudley died at a relatively young age (52)

 

 

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wturkey
722 posts
 

A.I. chatbot? Much like this post?

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