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RE: I cannot speak for the magazine, but ...

> 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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