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June 16, 2022, 10:57 AM #1Audioshark
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Eminent Audio Reviewer Michael Fremer Returns to The Absolute Sound - The Absolute Sound
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June 16, 2022, 12:53 PM #2Senior Member
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Mike, didn't you post and then remove this thread a few weeks back?
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June 16, 2022, 01:16 PM #3Audioshark
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Yes. Atkinson got his knickers in a knot at Peter B on Facebook for leaking it. Figured it would be best to remove.
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June 16, 2022, 04:35 PM #4Senior Member
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Mikey's a 'goof', in a good sense ......
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TAS just gets older and older…it’s amazing how cars and watch hobbies are the opposite.
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June 17, 2022, 08:55 AM #6Senior Member
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I get both magazines so it doesn't matter which of the two he writes for. In any case I pass on his articles on vinyl gear and only read the ones relating to amps and pre-amps that catch my interest. Good luck to him
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June 17, 2022, 01:01 PM #7Senior Member
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I also get both magazines. Generally, I read everything, even the ads. Just because a subject is in either magazine doesn't mean I am going to buy it. Or even contemplate buying it.
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June 18, 2022, 09:51 AM #8Senior Member
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Big loss for Stereophile, IMO.
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June 18, 2022, 10:35 AM #9Senior Member
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Agreed. Originally Posted by W9TR
Since Atkinson has retired, Stereophile seems to be drifting a bit, IMO.
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June 18, 2022, 11:41 AM #10Audioshark
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When I created the special forum for the magazines to post LINKS to their reviews and perhaps even interact with subscribers (a great suggestion from Jeff at SoundStage), everyone was pleased and thanked me for doing so….except Stereophile….their response was, shall we say, not enthusiastic.
Old habits and old ways die hard I guess.
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June 20, 2022, 10:44 AM #11Senior Member
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Its all about the leadership. Change is good, but old habits and resistance cause deterioration in a product. Originally Posted by Mike
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Tracking Angle | How Best to Hear Patricia Barber's "Clique!"
What is this all about? Has Fremer lost his marbles? It is one thing to say he prefers the MQA version over all others (even the 16/44.1 MQA file? It is not clear to me), but quite another to parrot old misinformation about the technical aspects of MQA (although to be fair Robert Harley recently did the same).
Archimago did some technical analysis of the Patricia Barber album in question, with interesting results
Archimago's Musings: MUSINGS: On Michael Fremer's "How Best to Hear Patricia Barber's 'Clique!'" - selective hearing and more MQA nonsense.Rob
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January 29, 2023, 12:20 PM #13Senior Member
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Originally Posted by rbbert
I must be in the minority on MF. I was a fan many years ago but the more I read him, the more I soured.
While I think he's helped build energy around vinyl which is a good thing (even though I don't play in that space), I've felt for 20 years he's been a shill for much of the gear he reviews."We are all billionaires because of the huge piles sweet dough rolling in from our participation in the ongoing campaign to suck your collective brains through a stirrer-straw." - PTA Editorial Staff
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January 29, 2023, 01:42 PM #14Senior Member
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I wouldn't say that this opinion is a minority one, or at least not a small minority... Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute
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January 29, 2023, 02:06 PM #15Senior Member
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Love it when a commentary on a reviewer starts with a disclaimer: Originally Posted by rbbert
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Well, he is also a reviewer, and I suspect whatever income there might be from this isn't even enough to pay for his Web site. Originally Posted by mep
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MF is not sensitive to MQA , but very sensitive to all CAPS ..! Originally Posted by mep
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I agree. I am not a fan of MF. Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute
His articles are quite well written, but where he really looked bad was in some of the comments and replies. If there was an article that "disrespected" vinyl in a different magazine or website, I would see MF reply in the comments section, with those replies often derogatory, immature and offensive. I even emailed JA about it once and he basically said that "MF is like that sometimes" and "I'll talk to him."
Again, not a fan.Kevin
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+1
Too much ego. Seen him go haywire on-line too many times. Not a fan either.
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