well -- or -- one may ignore the "stars" and read the prose

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Topic - Stereophile now only gives five stars to MQA encoded recordings ... - PAR 10:19:42 10/10/18 (53)

Is MQA the final wedge between music lovers and audio snobs? - Billy Wonka 13:41:36 10/11/18 (2)

MQA is the final wedge between... - mkuller 20:49:28 10/11/18 (1)

I don't recall ever having a subscription to an audio magazine... - Ivan303 14:19:09 10/12/18 (0)

I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - Jim Austin 08:29:59 10/11/18 (20)

RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - John Atkinson 09:36:30 10/12/18 (4)

"...but when there isn't I make a value judgment." - Krav Maga 10:35:45 10/12/18 (3)

RE: "...but when there isn't I make a value judgment." - John Atkinson 10:42:47 10/12/18 (2)

"Almost every product reviewed in Stereophile has passed through my hands at one time or another." - Krav Maga 11:48:55 10/12/18 (1)

What's the diff? Surely you don't really care about S'phile's "class" ratings, do ya? nt - Rick W 13:46:06 10/12/18 (0)

Well said, file that with Steve O and 6 stars/A+~nT - Cleantimestream 14:05:16 10/11/18 (0)

RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - PAR 09:48:54 10/11/18 (2)

How about instead of a star system we have a PAR system?.... - viridian 17:54:35 10/11/18 (0)

RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - Jim Austin 09:51:20 10/11/18 (0)

RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - Beetlemania 09:29:31 10/11/18 (0)

I think the issue is 'review criteria' more than the 'opinion' of the reviewer... - Ivan303 08:59:21 10/11/18 (9)

"literally 'head over heals'" [sic] - mhardy6647 10:21:56 10/11/18 (1)

'purportedly' /n - Ivan303 11:06:56 10/11/18 (0)

RE: I think the issue is 'review criteria' more than the 'opinion' of the reviewer... - Jim Austin 09:10:42 10/11/18 (6)

star inflation -- a dangerous precedent ;) (nt) - mhardy6647 10:22:37 10/11/18 (0)

Yep, silly as is a reviewer using MQA as a review criteria... - Ivan303 09:25:18 10/11/18 (3)

RE: Yep, silly as is a reviewer using MQA as a review criteria... - Jim Austin 09:38:19 10/11/18 (2)

Key word: 'purportedly'... - Ivan303 10:12:23 10/11/18 (1)

RE: Key word: 'purportedly'... - Jim Austin 10:16:30 10/11/18 (0)

If 6 stars would be silly, what's the significance of the A+ rating in rec components? (nt) - Steve O 09:18:21 10/11/18 (0)

'the medium is the message' :( - mhardy6647 06:44:08 10/11/18 (0)

I hope Michael Fremer doesn't go down that road... - tketcham 06:18:42 10/11/18 (3)

well -- or -- one may ignore the "stars" and read the prose - mhardy6647 10/11/1807:17:52 10/11/18 (2)

RE: well -- or -- one may ignore the "stars" and read the prose - tketcham 07:20:16 10/12/18 (0)

I vote for ignoring. nt - Rick W 20:36:39 10/11/18 (0)

Smh - Beetlemania 20:00:39 10/10/18 (0)

"the implication that an MQA'd release must inevitably be preferable to the hi-res original" - Krav Maga 19:46:07 10/10/18 (5)

MQA seminar - suekraft 12:46:18 10/11/18 (1)

RE: MQA seminar - Beetlemania 15:51:12 10/11/18 (0)

RE: "the implication that an MQA'd release must inevitably be preferable to the hi-res original" - regmac 06:03:34 10/11/18 (0)

Flogging a dead horse .... - TeddiJackEddie 05:46:08 10/11/18 (1)

Yep.... - Des 18:13:16 10/11/18 (0)

I've never purchased recordings based solely/primarily on # of "stars"... - Steve O 14:33:10 10/10/18 (14)

RE: I've never purchased recordings based solely/primarily on # of "stars"... - PAR 15:37:07 10/10/18 (2)

RE: "the absurdity of using the absence of a technical medium of distribution as a reason... - Ivan303 17:14:09 10/10/18 (0)

Yeah, where's MF when we really need him? (nt) - Steve O 16:24:00 10/10/18 (0)

RE: I've never purchased recordings based solely/primarily on # of "stars"... - regmac 14:44:30 10/10/18 (10)

ABC Approach? - Kal Rubinson 16:33:13 10/10/18 (2)

RE: ABC Approach? - regmac 05:56:52 10/11/18 (1)

RE: ABC Approach? - Kal Rubinson 16:21:23 10/11/18 (0)

I'm a long time subscriber and I don't buy this one at all... - Steve O 15:36:29 10/10/18 (0)

RE: I've never purchased recordings based solely/primarily on # of "stars"... - TubeDriver 15:15:47 10/10/18 (0)

Good thing you don't read any publications like that (nt) - mkuller 14:55:48 10/10/18 (4)

I, for one, do not... - Ivan303 20:20:16 10/10/18 (3)

Not Stereophile... - mkuller 20:48:47 10/10/18 (2)

I did... - Ivan303 07:42:26 10/11/18 (1)

No 5 star w/o MQA? - mkuller 10:11:43 10/11/18 (0)

That's SO lame and pathetic... - Ivan303 14:13:13 10/10/18 (0)

Does it ever award gold stars and if so does the music sound better because of it? - regmac 11:33:14 10/10/18 (0)

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well -- or -- one may ignore the "stars" and read the prose - mhardy6647 10/11/1807:17:52 10/11/18 (2)

RE: well -- or -- one may ignore the "stars" and read the prose - tketcham 07:20:16 10/12/18 (0)

I vote for ignoring. nt - Rick W 20:36:39 10/11/18 (0)

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