- I just spent a bunch on cassettes, a couple of grand, which everyone tells me is old technology. Was that wrong?
Not at all. I recently fired up my trusty Nakamichi cassette deck and started to play cassette tapes again. Its been a few years since I last played cassettes, and a lot of improvements have been made to the system, including a judicious effort to clean up the AC power. I have to say ... well recorded cassettes sound really ... really good. Frank |
Stereophile? Six feet down, J. Gordon Holt is rolling.
Frank |
"How many visitors to this thread actually subscribe to Stereophile? Most? A few?"
I subscribed since the time when Stereophile was nothing but a stapled booklet. It was run by J. Gordon Holt. It was also when Stereophile was at its best. Holt pulled no punches and called a spade a spade, and junk, junk.
Now, it just caters to manufacturers, especially the ones who place expensive ads in the magazine.
Has anyone noticed that Stereophile magazine keeps getting thinner by the issue, while TAS flourishes? There's a reason for that.
As for me, I dropped my subscription to Stereophile three years ago. Why? Because I got tired of their snarky little political snipes, and the downright arrogance of one main reviewer in particular, who I will not name, other than to call him an offensive little jerk-off.
In addition, check out the music they use to review equipment. It is mostly electronically enhanced recordings that are dripping in artificial reverb. Using "music" like that, how in the world can they honestly review equipment?
Save your money and buy records.
Frank
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- "Apparently the US is not the only country with an overabundance of dumbasses."
Based upon the number of
Maximilien Robespierre wannabes pretending to be Captain America in our city streets over the past 48 hours, we seem to have our share of dumbasses, that's for sure. I hope everyone is safe and your property is still standing. Frank |
With no nuts, you'll end up with nothing but loose screws. |
