In Reply to: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... posted by Jim Austin on October 11, 2018 at 08:29:59:
> it seems obvious to me that ANY music review, including the judgement about
> sound quality, is particular to the person who wrote the review and did the
> listening.That's correct. The number of stars for our reviews of recording are those
decided upon by the individual reviewer.It's different when it comes to the Class ratings in our "Recommended Components."
Those are decided by myself, after consultation with all the members of our
review team. Most of the time there is a consensus but when there isn't I make
a value judgment.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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Follow Ups
- RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ... - John Atkinson 10/12/1809:36:30 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)