Art Dudley has well written reviews of equipment that I would never purchase.
He should go back to the 50's and live in bliss!
He should go back to the 50's and live in bliss!
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?
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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I'm not sure the June HiFi Plus is available over the pond yet, but this issue of price arose when I read it. It concentrates on whole systems, not individual items and at least two of the articles feature whole systems well into the £400,000+ area. I thought of writing to the editor, but what's the point. I'm sure there are a handful of people who could consider that sort of expenditure, but a small handful, so who are the articles written for?. Actually, the articles were quite interesting and I don't object to the idea of wasting space on them in principle. Just as I wouldn't It would be interesting to know if the manufacturers mark up is more on$200,000 amps than on$3000 ones. It ought to be a lot more, development is presumably more costly and has to be spread over 10's of units sold, not 1000's. |
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" Click me (yes, it is virus free.....) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/when-a-reviewer-quot-likes-quot-something |
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