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In Reply to: RE: Actually, subjective audio journalism arose in the vacuum posted by tlyyra on September 30, 2007 at 05:32:56:
If the driving ethos of the high end was technical, than we would not have seen this transition.
I think a lot of people, like me, started out reading technical journals and trusting what was said, until we were exposed, experientially, to the difference. Mine came at a "high end" shop, the first in my geographical area, that brought in Grace, Conrad Johnson, AR, Magnepan, DCM, Ampzilla, etc. I found that I could put together a hugely more satisfying system with that approach, than by reading specifications.
In reading the Absolute Sound, I began to understand there was a great deal more to this hobby than the black and white assertions of HH Labs.
And yes, I read Audio Journals as much for entertainment as information. I read Positive Feedback long before I wrote for it, and I really enjoyed all the esoteric discussions about tube types and amplifier topologies and this and that. It was fun; you remember fun?
I learned more USEFUL information than I ever did from "everything sounds the same" technical journals.
When I read SP as a consumer, I paid zero attention to the measurement section, because as often as not, the reviewer would caveat something to the effect, "Well, the specs kinda suck, but man does this sound good."
I would read about something interesting and then go hear it, to see if I experienced it similarly.
Audio journals added enormously to my personal experience of this hobby. That is probably what drew me to write.
But, I make no pretense of technical expertise. My writing does not even appear in the review section of PF. It is in the editorial section, and rightfully so.
I know music as well as anyone in here knows technical engineering, from playing, composition, recording and listening. I know what instruments sound like, what they feel like, hell what they smell like (I will always remember how my Olds Opera smelled when I would first open the case).
From Benjamin Britten to Vanilla Fudge, I also know what stuff sounds like from the originals, playing it myself and recording.
This is the position of the subjective audio reviewer, and I think it is every bit as valid as that of the technical writer. I also think, in large part, it is why the high-end has evolved and survived.
Just my two cents worth.
Doc S.
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