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The Audio Critic
Good reviewers see and publish opinions on the perceived needs of normal users. Some reviewers are driven by their own professional standards that they hold dear. Some are driven by their own internal spins and Cabal programming. .... and some ... 
The Audio Critic
Okay. I think that's long enough. I work in an industry that sells opinions. Where you have a bad or flawed opinion it CAN bring one to the brink of loosing a business more times than not. Errors and Omissions insurance is definitely required th... 
The Audio Critic
.... just thought I would take some time this Saturday afternoon to research and answer some questions I have to try to get a direction on some new stuff I'm going to buy. After plowing through piles of quasi-ads and related - I reflected on The ... 
The Audio Critic
Peter was unwilling to say other than what he believed. Others in our recent public arena history may also match that style. What he did say could and was always matched by what I then heard. Still looking for another to follow with that credib... 
When the Audio Critic was subjective.
TAC talked about things that I could then corroborate by listening. Cost was not an issue for Peter (more is not better).  
Barometric pressure, temperature, moon phase?
brown shirt 
Barometric pressure, temperature, moon phase?
Perceptions are NOT reality. They are just perceptions. What we perceive is effected buy our self, body, and pre-existing beliefs / needs / fears / mood / etc. It's almost impossible to separate what we believe, what we need to be, and what IS.... 
BorderPatrol SE
From what I was able to uncover - it seems like the  Cambridge Audio CXC transport is the best bet for my transport / BorderPatrol fur experiment.Shortly a streaming provider seems likely to but not yet. Should have an opinion on what I heard wit... 
Barometric pressure, temperature, moon phase?
Perceptions are NOT reality. They are just perceptions. 
BorderPatrol SE
Thanks for the lead on Cambridge. Checking Audiolab now. 
Since my sabbatical
okay - thanks. 
Since my sabbatical
... also have a great Questyle QP1R for travel but even pro style headphones don't isolate enough to kill the plane noise. Newest Sony and Bose noise cancelling phones kill the outside noise well except with my QP1R blue tooth is N/A to use a wire... 
Since my sabbatical
Thx Boxer. Makes sense. Any ideas on where to look for a transport that is bullet proof too? 
Since my sabbatical
Back up and on. System as-is posted. Need a new CD player now to replace the old Cal ICON first. Searches for other equipment repairs / updates / etc. can be longer. I want the best CD player I can get for under $2K. SACD not out of the question.L... 
Since my sabbatical
Okay ... so its agreed. I should look at the new  Marantz SA-10 to replace the Cal ICON.Now can you help me understand about the resurgence I found when returning to VINYL !?I have an old TD126 MkII w/ a Stax Unipivot but that is only for TRYING ...