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Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!

Hey all,

As someone who hasn't been reading the audiophile press for all that long, I stumbled upon this article that I'm sure it lit up these airwaves when it was first published: https://www.stereophile.com/content/skin-deep

It's a great article and one that any knowledgeable person would most likely agree with, but hey, spending your own hard-earned (or inherited) money is a right and a privilege.  Art does call out some brands that he perceives to give great value:  AMVR, VPL, Conrad-Johnson, DeVore and Harbeth and Kimber and Peachtree and Quicksilver and Rega and Rogue and Spendor and Wavelength.  Shouldn't NAD be on this list?  

But what he doesn't do and I think is warranted, is name the companies that are most egregious in selling high-end products where the performance is far below the cost.  

I, for one, would love to see a list of those manufacturers from the people who read this forum.  You can group them by what they manufacture or just put them in order as you see fit.  I think it would be most helpful in calling b.s. but with "added-value", which is what this whole article was all about.  Right?

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syntax
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Well, the high end world is bad

it was also bad 10 years ago

it will stay bad in the next 10 years

Magazines live from Advertising, no one writes for free.
There is a writer for Digital guys.
There is a writer for the expensive units
There is a writer for the younger ones
There is a writer for technical stuff
and then there is Art

Do you think, online mags are good? For whom?
I would say, for the owner.
I don’t read Dudley, never took him serious.
Best source for information is here, Audiogon.

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syntax
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When a reviewer "likes" something ...


These "rants" from a "reviewer" pop up from time to time.
It is meaningless, I think, it is done to catch a few new subscribers or to show, that oneself CAN think different (but first getting the permission for this "rant" from his boss...) or is it to show that "we" can bury a manufacturer when he won't advertise in our mag?   You'll never know ...

Some time ago we had a nice conversation here at Agon, probably you’ll find some interesting "news"


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