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It's not only unrealistic,

it's absurd to expect "magazine neutrality." The enthusiast magazines and webzines exist to promote and stimulate enthusiasm for high end audio. But whether anything in high end audio is worth its price (i.e., higher than a Sony Walkman, and usually a lot higher), like all questions of worth, is a matter of subjective taste. That eliminates the possibility of objectivity and neutrality right there.

Of course, being an advocate or a promoter does not automatically make one a liar or con artist, especially when the advocacy is fully disclosed. HiFi+, Stereophile and TAS cater to sophisticated readers who demand hard information. But that information will generally be presented in a way that (they believe) is supportive of the industry that butters their bread. I don't have any problem with that, but in any event there is no sense in complaining about it.



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