Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?

Did you happen to see the recent review of the Gobel High-End Divin Noblesse Loudspeaker, in TAS?   If not, here it is:

Bass: Check

Mid: Check

Treble: Check

Music: Check

Conclusion: Great Speaker

PS: It’s bright

Please don't quote chatbots here.  What they write is totally bland because it is programmed not to offend anyone.  As Mr Dylan once said 'it says nuttin about nuttin'.

Don't forget we can all send in this rubbish.

So..... i don't usually think it's a good idea to break down a speaker cost relative to drivers.... but damn.  Gobel. 

There are a lot of reviewed items that are sold direct only and not in any stores so that line is nonsense, and the review mags I read are at least interesting. Are we really so stupid that we take any of it seriously? Fremer, who can be amusing, wrote years ago about some lame tweak item and then never mentioned it again, and insists you need a microscope and hours of labor to get decent sound from a turntable. I read US and Brit mags and some articles are interesting and others aren't, and all that should essentially matter to anybody is how the stuff sounds when you hear it. There's the rub. 

I have read TAS, and Stereophile for forty years. Whether in the market or not I read them to stay in touch with everything. The market has expanded enormously over the years both up and width. In general they have done a pretty good job of adapting. Not quite as good as they used to be, but no less invaluable in assessing the landscape and individual components. I added HiFi+ to the list a few years ago.