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In Reply to: Consensus in audio? posted by Rick W on October 4, 2007 at 09:46:44:
Excellent summary. Ingenious. (perhaps ingenuous?)
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Stereophile's Grade Inflation - Dave Garretson 16:35:22 10/1/07 (284)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - don.j.byrd@gmail.com 20:46:30 10/15/07 (0)
- When the SCD-XA9000ES digital player....... - lenw 10:51:17 10/10/07 (13)
- RE: When the SCD-XA9000ES digital player....... - Dave Garretson 14:06:45 10/11/07 (10)
- RE: When the SCD-XA9000ES digital player....... - Kal Rubinson 19:14:14 10/14/07 (1)
- RE: When the SCD-XA9000ES digital player....... - Dave Garretson 07:03:59 10/15/07 (0)
- This has puzzled me as well... - Joel_Waterman 17:23:05 10/14/07 (7)
- RE: it cuts both ways.. - theaudiohobby 05:58:01 10/15/07 (6)
- RE: it cuts both ways.. - Joel_Waterman 09:05:29 10/15/07 (5)
- RE: it cuts both ways.. - theaudiohobby 04:14:06 10/16/07 (4)
- Stock vs. Mod - Dave Garretson 06:31:39 10/16/07 (3)
- RE: Stock vs. Mod - Ted Smith 10:40:05 10/16/07 (2)
- Ted, you are modding the waters :-) - Joel_Waterman 20:52:18 10/16/07 (1)
- RE: Ted, you are modding the waters :-) - Ted Smith 21:04:19 10/16/07 (0)
- "Shockingly better" ? - Pinkus 19:09:32 10/10/07 (1)
- RE: "Shockingly better" ? - Ted Smith 19:48:34 10/10/07 (0)
- It is a joke Example: Stereophile - jygesq 11:46:54 10/8/07 (13)
- How about: "I asked for a review sample, and they never sent me one." - John Marks 10:37:53 10/9/07 (1)
- "I can assure you that it is not often the case, at all." - Bill Leebens 03:43:41 10/11/07 (0)
- The joke... - mkuller 16:25:32 10/8/07 (1)
- Yes but this should be set forth in a s a policy - jygesq 07:00:11 10/9/07 (0)
- RE: It is a joke Example: Stereophile - john.potis@comcast.net 13:22:10 10/8/07 (7)
- I'm not saying I do not trust them M - jygesq 07:09:30 10/9/07 (6)
- If you were a reviewer... - john.potis@comcast.net 12:56:42 10/9/07 (5)
- second review would be check of first. - jygesq 15:35:40 10/9/07 (4)
- What if the second reviewer's taste was diametrically... - charlieboy11 21:16:24 10/9/07 (3)
- I would use that info in my listening tests. - jygesq 05:50:49 10/10/07 (2)
- Sorry for appearing confused but... - charlieboy11 08:59:32 10/10/07 (1)
- Never would buy speakers w/o hearing - jygesq 09:39:43 10/10/07 (0)
- Did you come up with that theory all by yourself? -t - Bruce Kendall 12:15:58 10/8/07 (0)
- Put EVERY component reviewed on the RCL - Richard BassNut Greene 15:12:06 10/5/07 (0)
- JGH and HP probably hang their heads in shame at what they begat. They only had to convince themselves, howeve - Norm 17:30:37 10/4/07 (34)
- I think Stereophile and TAS without advertizing and with a dominant reviewer were more consistent. - Norm 08:31:21 10/7/07 (0)
- I seriously doubt that. - Dave Pogue 10:38:07 10/5/07 (32)
- Yes... - mkuller 14:53:34 10/5/07 (31)
- Let me recast the question. - Dave Pogue 17:00:55 10/5/07 (30)
- Shame.... - mkuller 17:11:05 10/5/07 (29)
- RE: Shame.... - Dave Pogue 18:45:42 10/5/07 (28)
- Before I can agree.... - mkuller 10:33:11 10/6/07 (27)
- I think ... - Dave Pogue 11:10:14 10/6/07 (26)
- "Fullest flower" - a pair of speakers? (nt) - mkuller 19:02:38 10/6/07 (25)
- RE: "Fullest flower" - a pair of speakers? (nt) - Dave Pogue 04:33:19 10/7/07 (24)
- IIRC, he eventually bought them...(nt) - mkuller 11:08:22 10/7/07 (23)
- For one dollar, is what I was told - John Marks 13:45:25 10/7/07 (22)
- Harry thinks you have some kind of a vendetta against him...(nt) - mkuller 10:29:49 10/9/07 (11)
- The last pair of speakers he bought - E-Stat 11:06:54 10/9/07 (10)
- "The last pair of speakers he bought were Advents back in the 70s" - bjh 11:11:18 10/9/07 (9)
- That's right, beej - E-Stat 11:56:15 10/9/07 (8)
- OK smartass... - bjh 12:39:45 10/9/07 (7)
- I don't know how to state this any more plainly - E-Stat 13:01:38 10/9/07 (6)
- Amusing! - bjh 13:31:18 10/9/07 (5)
- Ok, so specifically.... - mkuller 13:55:15 10/9/07 (4)
- If Jack Abramoff's payees failed to vote according to his instructions... - andy_c 19:24:19 10/9/07 (2)
- So don't vote for HP if it bothers you...(nt) - mkuller 10:51:05 10/10/07 (0)
- That's news to all of us - E-Stat 05:40:17 10/10/07 (0)
- Who said it was unethical? - bjh 17:23:41 10/9/07 (0)
- And incorrect at that - E-Stat 07:38:30 10/9/07 (0)
- Ironic... - jamesgarvin 15:49:30 10/7/07 (8)
- Maybe the difference is... - john.potis@comcast.net 16:00:52 10/7/07 (7)
- RE: Maybe the difference is... - John Atkinson 16:27:55 10/7/07 (6)
- My Apologies... - john.potis@comcast.net 16:42:45 10/7/07 (5)
- RE: My Apologies... - John Atkinson 04:19:53 10/8/07 (4)
- On the contrary, - Bruce Kendall 12:18:13 10/8/07 (1)
- Your mind by now must be very well boggled! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:10:58 10/9/07 (0)
- Yes well - bjh 11:44:33 10/8/07 (0)
- Indeed, John... - john.potis@comcast.net 09:29:13 10/8/07 (0)
- Here's what I think's been missed. No publication since he early days of TAS... - clarkjohnsen 07:52:07 10/4/07 (43)
- A few years ago TAS did it with Speaker Cable - vettracer 19:20:19 10/4/07 (1)
- Well that's an angle. ;-) nt - clarkjohnsen 06:32:10 10/5/07 (0)
- Follow the MONEY ! - Ross 18:31:49 10/4/07 (1)
- Building "a baseline" for reviewers is exactly the way it must be done. - clarkjohnsen 06:31:13 10/5/07 (0)
- RE: "No publication since [t]he early days of TAS has ... subject[ed] gear to more than one reviewer" - Rob Doorack 18:16:33 10/4/07 (4)
- RE: Gee, Clark - Dr. S 08:48:30 10/12/07 (0)
- One publication routinely uses more than one reviewer - jdarby 09:06:53 10/6/07 (2)
- RE: One publication routinely uses more than one reviewer - Grant 18:56:50 10/6/07 (1)
- RE: One publication routinely uses more than one reviewer - jdarby 08:19:23 10/7/07 (0)
- Consensus in audio? - Rick W 09:46:44 10/4/07 (32)
- Excellent! You only left out one thing... - Neil49 13:20:18 10/7/07 (0)
- RE: Great job, small addendum to Sam Tellig's review... - charlieboy11 00:15:40 10/6/07 (0)
- Where can I audition the new Horseswaggle Mk.XV amp ? - Richard BassNut Greene 14:55:12 10/5/07 (0)
- How can we subscribe to your mag? - tlyyra 08:57:22 10/5/07 (0)
- Who carries this amp? - Pat D 00:36:26 10/5/07 (0)
- 5 stars!...Excellent!...N/T - musetap 16:24:56 10/4/07 (0)
- Bet you could do a great Corey Greenberg. - Dave Pogue 14:28:00 10/4/07 (17)
- Corey reviewed the amp later, after being thrown out of the Betty Ford clinic. - Rick W 07:28:57 10/5/07 (16)
- Srajan Ebaen? - bjh 12:23:10 10/5/07 (2)
- Srajan's ok by me. Marja and Henk?! Maybe later, if I can find some peyote. nt - Rick W 13:15:33 10/5/07 (1)
- RE: Srajan's ok by me. Marja and Henk?! Maybe later, if I can find some peyote. nt - bjh 18:57:50 10/5/07 (0)
- WONDERFUL! I almost hate to suggest ... Peter Aczel? (nt) - Dave Pogue 10:41:54 10/5/07 (8)
- Peter Aczel Is Easy!!!! - thetubeguy1954 14:02:48 10/5/07 (5)
- Sorry, Tubeguy - Dave Pogue 17:03:48 10/5/07 (4)
- RE: Sorry, Tubeguy - thetubeguy1954 11:47:49 10/6/07 (0)
- Yes it is.... - bjh 19:06:18 10/5/07 (2)
- Ummmhhh . . . - Pat D 11:43:36 10/6/07 (0)
- Ooh ... nasty! :-) (nt) - Dave Pogue 19:10:03 10/5/07 (0)
- Actually, I've never read any of his stuff. nt - Rick W 11:50:12 10/5/07 (1)
- He can be pretty entertaining - andy_c 09:50:00 10/9/07 (0)
- Ken Kessler? - newyorkp7 07:44:46 10/5/07 (3)
- Hmm..... - Rick W 08:11:43 10/5/07 (2)
- LOL! Well done on all of them!* - jaiva 02:27:19 10/7/07 (0)
- Re: - newyorkp7 08:14:51 10/5/07 (0)
- RE: Wow, are you really Romy in another incarnation? (nt) - Dr. S 12:00:24 10/4/07 (3)
- Romy yelled at me once - Sordidman 12:23:20 10/4/07 (2)
- RE: I find him deeply amusing ... - Dr. S 12:01:42 10/5/07 (0)
- Me Too, In My Own Online Audio Forum. - thetubeguy1954 10:47:32 10/5/07 (0)
- I agree with the rest! Outstanding! -t - Bruce Kendall 11:12:45 10/4/07 (0)
- LOL! Nice job...(nt) - mkuller 11:08:29 10/4/07 (0)
- Excellent - Metralla 10:40:40 10/4/07 (0)
- ROTFLMAO - Frank E 10/4/0710:29:57 10/4/07 (0)
- "Hence no consensus is arrived at and it's every man for himself in the RCL." Wow! (nt) - soulfood 08:06:25 10/4/07 (0)
- tas list - hifitommy 18:42:47 10/3/07 (11)
- Its yor system you can tell how good it is - jygesq 11:54:20 10/8/07 (7)
- "Do they really have better ears than we do?" - hifitommy 19:26:05 10/8/07 (6)
- RE: Speak for yourself! - Dr. S 08:51:45 10/12/07 (5)
- i'm looking forward to seeing your picture - hifitommy 10:05:30 10/14/07 (4)
- RE: Why do you think ... - Dr. S 13:01:08 10/16/07 (3)
- i dont think - hifitommy 17:52:12 10/16/07 (2)
- RE: That is why I hide my identity ... oh, the humanity (nt) - Dr. S 08:56:15 10/17/07 (1)
- RE: Big Ears - Dr. S 09:00:47 10/17/07 (0)
- What? - Bruce Kendall 10:38:39 10/4/07 (2)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - morricab 08:12:01 10/3/07 (15)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - Analog Scott 01:24:51 10/7/07 (0)
- I Agree - thetubeguy1954 14:26:47 10/3/07 (12)
- Thank you so much, that was the funniest thing I've read here in weeks! -t - Sordidman 15:45:32 10/3/07 (0)
- ToooooooOOOOOm! Regale me - Bruce Kendall 15:34:13 10/3/07 (2)
- RE: ToooooooOOOOOm! Regale me - thetubeguy1954 05:35:42 10/4/07 (1)
- I like that word, too. The problem is that I seldom have a chance - Bruce Kendall 10:36:47 10/4/07 (0)
- Okay, I'll be less kind to you. - Bruce Kendall 15:11:41 10/3/07 (7)
- Just for the record, - Bruce Kendall 15:28:42 10/3/07 (6)
- Your Response To My Post Wasn't Intelligent Bruce. - thetubeguy1954 06:09:25 10/4/07 (5)
- RE: Your Response To My Post Wasn't Intelligent Bruce. - Rouvin 14:56:55 10/4/07 (0)
- There is/are the potential for many, many, "bests of the bests" - Sordidman 09:51:57 10/4/07 (2)
- RE: There is/are the potential for many, many, "bests of the bests" - thetubeguy1954 11:08:21 10/4/07 (1)
- Thanks for that thoughtful reply - Sordidman 11:53:31 10/4/07 (0)
- Thanks for your detailed response and thorough - Bruce Kendall 08:30:52 10/4/07 (0)
- Your personal experience with many Class A - Bruce Kendall 09:19:22 10/3/07 (0)
- RE: The real reason to publish RCL is to piss off Sam Tellig :) - Pinkus 19:05:39 10/2/07 (17)
- RE: Not sure what I said that so upset you - Pinkus 12:22:57 10/3/07 (0)
- "We piped and you would not dance, we wailed and you would not mourn." - John Marks 09:44:16 10/3/07 (15)
- He removed the pipe from his mouth? - Eldragon 06:27:31 10/4/07 (1)
- Yup! - John Marks 11:22:28 10/4/07 (0)
- RE: "We piped and you would not dance, we wailed and you would not mourn." - regmac 17:54:44 10/3/07 (1)
- I can only hope! - John Marks 11:19:18 10/4/07 (0)
- Many wine buyers are "list driven" as well. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:46:17 10/3/07 (5)
- A 90 point wine... - mkuller 14:16:20 10/3/07 (4)
- At BevMo? - Bruce Kendall 14:22:16 10/3/07 (3)
- Wine Spectator or Robt. Parker... - mkuller 14:30:50 10/3/07 (2)
- Back when I still had my bourbon gland - Bruce Kendall 11:39:59 10/4/07 (1)
- I hear you never... - mkuller 14:21:07 10/4/07 (0)
- RE: "We piped and you would not dance, we wailed and you would not mourn." - John Atkinson 10:28:11 10/3/07 (4)
- RE: Class B, the gentle, faint damning kiss of death - Dr. S 12:02:23 10/4/07 (3)
- I don't agree...how about Ayre K5xe preamp ? - Pinkus 09:59:03 10/5/07 (1)
- RE: It is survivable ... sometimes ... especially for "economy" units - Dr. S 12:11:16 10/5/07 (0)
- Just like the... - mkuller 14:22:24 10/4/07 (0)
- It's not science, it's not statistics, it's aesthetic criticism! - John Marks 09:30:15 10/2/07 (92)
- That's like aesthetic criticism of the artist's palette and paint brushes! - Pat D 07:05:58 10/4/07 (3)
- It's a means - Sordidman 08:32:38 10/7/07 (0)
- me thinks you know not much about art - Analog Scott 01:32:43 10/7/07 (1)
- "those very things are issues in art academic art criticism and study. " - Pat D 18:59:43 10/9/07 (0)
- RE: It's not science, it's not statistics, it's aesthetic criticism! - john.potis@comcast.net 18:22:55 10/3/07 (1)
- You are basically right, but there should be a couple of footnotes - John Marks 12:16:23 10/4/07 (0)
- Hmmm.... I was under the distinct impression that it was a relative ranking system. - morricab 08:04:15 10/3/07 (8)
- I do not believe a Gaussian distribution applies here - John Marks 10:31:14 10/3/07 (7)
- RE: I do not believe a Gaussian distribution applies here - morricab 02:40:14 10/5/07 (1)
- RE: I do not believe a Gaussian distribution applies here - jamesgarvin 13:20:27 10/5/07 (0)
- RE: I do not believe a Gaussian distribution applies here - jamesgarvin 12:00:07 10/3/07 (4)
- But, Stereophile has made it quite clear that they do not - Sordidman 12:25:59 10/3/07 (3)
- RE: But, Stereophile has made it quite clear that they do not - jamesgarvin 16:17:09 10/3/07 (2)
- I qualified the "rule" - Sordidman 16:31:54 10/3/07 (1)
- RE: I qualified the "rule" - jamesgarvin 16:35:16 10/3/07 (0)
- Summing Up - Dave Garretson 06:30:03 10/3/07 (4)
- Speaking for myself only - John Marks 11:45:21 10/3/07 (2)
- Distinctions - Dave Garretson 02:59:03 10/4/07 (1)
- I don't believe so. - John Marks 11:51:45 10/4/07 (0)
- Hi Dave..... - Sordidman 09:59:07 10/3/07 (0)
- All nominated movies cost the same for the CUSTOMER. One doesn't cost $28,000 more than another. nt - Rick W 15:57:04 10/2/07 (40)
- RE: All nominated movies cost the same for the CUSTOMER. One doesn't cost $28,000 more than another. nt - hahax@verizon.net 20:32:53 10/2/07 (7)
- I've eaten at both... - mkuller 10:07:58 10/3/07 (5)
- Swell, but what's that got to do with S'phile RCL? - Rick W 10:36:30 10/3/07 (4)
- So how about ... - mkuller 10:44:31 10/3/07 (3)
- Cars versus audio? - Ozzie 13:20:34 10/7/07 (1)
- Wine and audio... - mkuller 14:40:58 10/7/07 (0)
- *Now* yer talkin'. nt - Rick W 10:54:46 10/3/07 (0)
- Ah, I'm not the one who picked the Academy awards/RCL analogy. nt - Rick W 07:26:53 10/3/07 (0)
- To the extent there is a "problem," I think it is to a degree self-solving - John Marks 17:08:23 10/2/07 (27)
- So some Class A is "very nice" and some is "sublime"? - Rick W 19:29:56 10/2/07 (26)
- Golly, I am a bit taken aback - John Marks 12:15:41 10/3/07 (11)
- John, I don't know why you sometimes seem to choose to take posts personally. - Rick W 13:34:42 10/3/07 (8)
- Skewed expectations - Sordidman 15:03:37 10/3/07 (6)
- Amazing. Who asked for omnipotence? - Rick W 15:24:52 10/3/07 (5)
- RE: Amazing. Who asked for omnipotence? - jamesgarvin 16:33:19 10/3/07 (0)
- I see your point..... - Sordidman 15:52:01 10/3/07 (3)
- I think its a copout, and serves the manufacturers, not the reader. But..... - Rick W 16:04:01 10/3/07 (2)
- Happy listening to you too....... - Sordidman 16:10:28 10/3/07 (1)
- Nah, no problem. nt - Rick W 17:08:06 10/3/07 (0)
- I was tempted to say "Oh, puhleeeeze" - Bruce Kendall 13:53:13 10/3/07 (0)
- "What have I done to deserve the sarcasm?" Get in line, pal, get in line. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:57:50 10/3/07 (1)
- Romy has you pegged. nt - Rick W 13:27:10 10/3/07 (0)
- RE: So some Class A is "very nice" and some is "sublime"? - TomLarson 20:22:34 10/2/07 (13)
- I have a problem with the RCL just because it yields this confusion - Sordidman 07:43:54 10/3/07 (12)
- At the end of the day, anytime anyone publishes a list - Bruce Kendall 09:07:49 10/3/07 (3)
- As stated earlier, it also sells magazines. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:58:43 10/3/07 (1)
- I think that is somewhere in Stereophile's mission statement. - Bruce Kendall 13:40:50 10/3/07 (0)
- True indeed. -t - Sordidman 09:11:09 10/3/07 (0)
- A dealer's perspective seems to be much different from a consumers. nt - TomLarson 08:35:16 10/3/07 (7)
- Nope, especially not in my case: as anyone would be surprised - Sordidman 09:10:16 10/3/07 (6)
- RE: Nope, especially not in my case: as anyone would be surprised - TomLarson 11:45:00 10/3/07 (5)
- IT is a great time, it is healthy, and a great time to open up a store - Sordidman 12:32:47 10/3/07 (4)
- Boom time for audio! News to me--thanks for the update! nt - TomLarson 12:40:26 10/3/07 (3)
- You're welcome, Thanks for the glib sarcasm and negativity -t - Sordidman 15:00:32 10/3/07 (2)
- Sorry, it's the best I can do given your posts. nt - TomLarson 15:42:30 10/3/07 (1)
- OK, me too, all you have to do is read them - Sordidman 16:05:09 10/3/07 (0)
- Woo-hoo! Another round on me. -t - Bruce Kendall 16:06:25 10/2/07 (3)
- RE: Woo-hoo! Another round on me. -t - TomLarson 20:27:51 10/2/07 (2)
- I had to think about that one. - Bruce Kendall 08:48:11 10/3/07 (1)
- thanks Bruce--interesting answer. nt - TomLarson 11:46:27 10/3/07 (0)
- Academy Awards analogy - not quite imho - Duke 14:53:12 10/2/07 (4)
- I think you are wrong about the Academy Awards and other such awards - John Marks 15:27:21 10/2/07 (1)
- RE: I think you are wrong about the Academy Awards and other such awards - Duke 16:01:12 10/2/07 (0)
- RE: Academy Awards analogy - not quite imho - John Atkinson 15:02:32 10/2/07 (1)
- I stand corrected - thanks! (nt) - Duke 15:56:14 10/2/07 (0)
- RE: It's not science, it's not statistics, it's aesthetic criticism! - TomLarson 11:51:33 10/2/07 (23)
- Whew...that's a leap... - mkuller 14:33:25 10/2/07 (2)
- RE: Whew...that's a leap... - morricab 08:13:47 10/3/07 (1)
- Thanks for coming up with something civil (and pertinent) to say. I couldn't . nt - TomLarson 12:59:51 10/3/07 (0)
- Because the Academy Awards and the RCL have absolutely - Bruce Kendall 13:41:16 10/2/07 (1)
- RE: Because the Academy Awards and the RCL have absolutely - TomLarson 14:21:55 10/2/07 (0)
- Two responses to that - John Marks 13:07:13 10/2/07 (17)
- RE: Two responses to that - morricab 08:25:55 10/3/07 (15)
- Nope: comparing the DarTZeel and the LAMM - Sordidman 10:17:52 10/4/07 (14)
- RE: Nope: comparing the DarTZeel and the LAMM - morricab 02:56:57 10/5/07 (13)
- Depends on if you classify equipment according to performance - Sordidman 07:19:24 10/5/07 (12)
- RE: Depends on if you classify equipment according to performance - morricab 08:49:15 10/5/07 (11)
- RE: Depends on if you classify equipment according to performance - jamesgarvin 13:46:21 10/5/07 (5)
- Wait a minute!! Hold on here - Sordidman 15:56:57 10/5/07 (4)
- Does Prefab Sprout's Steve McQeen (with lights off), and Specials' Ghost Town and The Jam with lights count?nt - jamesgarvin 13:31:53 10/7/07 (3)
- RE: Does Prefab Sprout's Steve McQeen (with lights off), and Specials' Ghost Town and The Jam with lights count?nt - Sordidman 09:07:12 10/8/07 (0)
- RE: Wow, I thought I was the only one here who knew about Prefab Sprout .. - Dr. S 16:56:24 10/7/07 (1)
- I've had that album for quite awhile now.... - Sordidman 09:09:50 10/8/07 (0)
- your fundamental argument is wrong, IMO. - Sordidman 09:43:45 10/5/07 (4)
- RE: your fundamental argument is wrong, IMO. - morricab 01:53:18 10/8/07 (0)
- FYI, apologies, - the wording of that last subject was a bit too strong. -t - Sordidman 12:06:46 10/5/07 (2)
- RE:Gentlemen, you have articulated the issue - Dr. S 12:17:27 10/5/07 (1)
- Fo Shizzle! Angelina Jolie is HOT; my 1st choice for a listening buddy! -t - Sordidman 12:50:52 10/5/07 (0)
- I was following your analogy. It wouldn't have been mine nt - TomLarson 14:22:51 10/2/07 (0)
- What - you dare to use... - mkuller 10:42:36 10/2/07 (0)
- No spectral decay plot? - Sordidman 09:33:51 10/2/07 (0)
- The Recommended Components issue exists for one reason, and one reason alone: - clarkjohnsen 08:53:41 10/2/07 (1)
- Every magazine's components ranking issue is popular with all. (nt) - soulfood 09:15:03 10/2/07 (0)
- Interesting... - kev313 04:50:50 10/2/07 (5)
- RE: Interesting... - thetubeguy1954 06:16:44 10/2/07 (4)
- Aren't there different classes, attributes, of grade A performance? - Sordidman 08:15:44 10/2/07 (3)
- That's right. Ratings generally come from one person... - soulfood 09:39:13 10/2/07 (2)
- Hunh? Are you talking about Stereophile or something else??? - John Marks 15:39:30 10/2/07 (1)
- A flattering spin but it doesn't seem we disagree. (nt) - soulfood 18:54:09 10/2/07 (0)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - TomLarson 19:29:20 10/1/07 (27)
- What you call "affodable" only applies to you - Sordidman 08:23:54 10/2/07 (16)
- RE: What you call "affodable" only applies to you - TomLarson 11:49:29 10/2/07 (3)
- I wouldn't think so -t - Sordidman 11:55:03 10/2/07 (2)
- "We all have different budgets, and different means of acquiring equipment" nt - TomLarson 11:59:43 10/2/07 (1)
- Yes.... and????????????????? - Sordidman 12:14:57 10/2/07 (0)
- I kinda think this is irrelevant - Plinko 11:10:11 10/2/07 (3)
- RE: I kinda think this is irrelevant - Sordidman 12:04:13 10/2/07 (2)
- you have a point - Plinko 12:40:07 10/2/07 (1)
- Yeah, I hear and respect that position - Sordidman 13:03:04 10/2/07 (0)
- "High performing stereo equipment is CHEAPER than it's ever been." Consider this: - clarkjohnsen 08:48:57 10/2/07 (7)
- Well, according to "The Inflation Calculator"... - Bill Leebens 15:55:31 10/3/07 (0)
- "1938 Carnegie Phonograph" vs. Google - cdb 18:22:07 10/2/07 (4)
- Lord Google has apaprently failed his acolytes. Try a library. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:34:43 10/3/07 (3)
- I'm guessing you'd suggest looking in the "fiction" isles? - Edp 09:51:46 10/4/07 (0)
- LOL ! - TomLarson 11:48:44 10/3/07 (1)
- It's a problem. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:44:14 10/3/07 (0)
- RE: "High performing stereo equipment is CHEAPER than it's ever been." Consider this: - Pat D 09:08:11 10/2/07 (0)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - andy19191 03:36:00 10/2/07 (9)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - TomLarson 08:14:31 10/2/07 (5)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - andy19191 09:32:18 10/2/07 (3)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - TomLarson 11:45:01 10/2/07 (2)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - andy19191 16:20:09 10/2/07 (0)
- High end audio is healthier than it's ever been - Sordidman 12:29:32 10/2/07 (0)
- Why don't you just go find a magazine - Sordidman 08:29:20 10/2/07 (0)
- RE: Stereophile's Grade Inflation - Dave Garretson 05:13:55 10/2/07 (2)
- Very insightful post. (nt) - mcondo 05:59:27 10/2/07 (1)
- More like the real Titanic - jdouglas51 11:27:42 10/3/07 (0)
Follow Ups
- ROTFLMAO - Frank E 10/4/0710:29:57 10/4/07 (0)