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Paul S
San Diego, California, USA
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Joined on 10-12-2006
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It has been a little saddening to see the devolution of "professional" audio commentary since I started my subscription to Sterephile, in the mid 60s, when things audio seemed to be looking up. I miss the genuine curiosity and willingness to experiment and listen to and be guided by results that marked the early years of JGH and "subjective testing", when there was literally no advertising, and no quid-pro-quo for reviews. I would not hazard a guess at Michael Fremer's actual audio accumen, but the YouTube exposition tells its own story like thick fog on San Fransisco Bay, topped by a proffered example of sound that could not be rescued by a better server, etc. After MF's build-up, I would have been surprised and delighted if good Music poured forth from that pile of bespoke equipment. Of course, that did not happen. Of course, I was not targeted by this video in the first place. I guess everyone is selling something, but am I amazed that there are buyers who spend that kind of money for results like that following a pitch like that. Truly, what did any of it have to do with audio, let alone advanced audio? One might just as well wonder how The Robb Report stays afloat.
Paul S
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