I don’t think Julian Hirsch was a fraud. What he said, that amps that measure the same generally sound the same is more true than false. Especially 40 years ago. Besides, most high end amp designers today don’t think wire matters. No big deal,
All the old issues of Stereo Review are online!!
And available here:
https://www.americanradiohistory.com/HiFI-Stereo-Review.htm
The infamous Clark amplifier test is January, 1987, if anyone wants to re-live that. I remember reading that when it came out (I was just out of college, but, having worked at an audio shop when I was 14, was already well into the hobby). That was when I began to be aware of how I might be suckered by appearances.
Lots of things to love or hate, but oh, the advertisements!
The infamous Clark amplifier test is January, 1987, if anyone wants to re-live that. I remember reading that when it came out (I was just out of college, but, having worked at an audio shop when I was 14, was already well into the hobby). That was when I began to be aware of how I might be suckered by appearances.
Lots of things to love or hate, but oh, the advertisements!