A bizarre review…

AVphile said:
. . . and, hopefully, may this be his last.
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I think the bigger issue is that somehow, is some world, in some crazy dimension this passes at Stereophile as acceptable. My how the mighty have fallen.

I remember when I used to carry my thick copy of Stereophile with me everywhere month to month reading it from over to cover learning so much about this hobby.

I was grateful they would share their knowledge every month and helping me learn. I miss that old version of Stereophile.
 
I have no idea whether this review is any more or less meaningful than any other review of any audio product. We could probably come up with a litany of issues with 99% of any review/audition of any given audio product. The only valid audition is one that you perform in you own set-up.

At least with a written review I can skip over SQ comments which have no correlation to how any product will sound in my set-up and room. I want to understand features, build, engineering etc. That is a reason why I don't pay any attention to online/Youtube "reviews". It is much harder to skip over the unnecessary commentary to get to those non SQ related features that will get me to travel to audition a product. Only I know what sound I want to hear out of audio system.
 
I agree with Mike, when I read the review I felt this was strange, but Bizzare is the right word from Mike that describes it so much better.

I have a Raidho TD3.8 setup with Pilium Hercules amplification+emm labs DV2 dac and pink faun ultra streamer and it is amazing. I can put it up against anything on the market in the same money any day (Magico for example, where only M6 impressed me, and only with soulution in Munich). I consider the new TD models so much better than previous iterations and Raidho has done quite a lot to change the sound. The enjoy the music review is a way closer to my own experience so to say.
 
Do people generally trust Stereophile's measurement section? I'm asking in terms of methodology, published measurements, and interpretation of those measurements.
 
I can't speak for everyone my impression is that many do because they refer to them often. Especially when trying to make a point.

I personally do not. I accept measurements have their place. I also have seen speakers with similar flat responses sound quite different. Measurements can't tell you how an amp is going to sound to you.

vsrrr said:
Do people generally trust Stereophile's measurement section? I'm asking in terms of methodology, published measurements, and interpretation of those measurements.
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Mr Peabody said:
I can't speak for everyone my impression is that many do because they refer to them often. Especially when trying to make a point.

I personally do not. I accept measurements have their place. I also have seen speakers with similar flat responses sound quite different. Measurements can't tell you how an amp is going to sound to you.
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This is very much not true , the only thing measuring wont tell you is what or which version you will subjectively like or not ..! The issue today is most published measurements are done to compliment components via omission instead of exposing the flaws and warts..!

Regards
 
vsrrr said:
Do people generally trust Stereophile's measurement section? I'm asking in terms of methodology, published measurements, and interpretation of those measurements.
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Trust the measurements , yes somewhat ..
interpretation , slightly .....

as omission is necessary to protect the innocent , Lol :)

I’m not a fan of purely subjective reviews , really a waste of time IMO , Stereophile type review methods of both subjective listening review and objective measurements actually gives you enuff worth while info to make an educated decision to play or not ..!


Regards
 
Mr Peabody said:
Despite what the fringe may think your audio system should be reasonably balanced in quality and ability. Most would agree to do a fair review a speaker should be driven at least close to its full potential. At least the writer realized he needed another tube amp, I still would question if 100 watts of tube gear was enough.

In addition, there's a difference between what you might do in your listening room opposed to a writer who I feel has more responsibility to the product and their reader.
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Legit question - does the editor assign the reviews to the writers? If so isn't the editor equally to blame for this mismatch?
 
a.wayne said:
Trust the measurements , yes somewhat ..
interpretation , slightly .....

as omission is necessary to protect the innocent , Lol :)

I’m not a fan of purely subjective reviews , really a waste of time IMO , Stereophile type review methods of both subjective listening review and objective measurements actually gives you enuff worth while info to make an educated decision to play or not ..!


Regards
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agreed .......
 
vsrrr said:
Do people generally trust Stereophile's measurement section? I'm asking in terms of methodology, published measurements, and interpretation of those measurements.
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I can only speak for myself. IMO, JA is a smart and talented EE with many years of experience testing audio electronics and speakers. JA is very honest with his findings and points out any design flaws he uncovers during his measurements.

I do believe that people who love reviews that include measurements of the gear will miss JA when he moves on from SP.
 
vsrrr said:
Do people generally trust Stereophile's measurement section? I'm asking in terms of methodology, published measurements, and interpretation of those measurements.
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If one has sufficient understanding of electro-acoustics, technical literacy and ability to correlate measured data to human perception, yes. If not, but pretends, no.
However, preferences vary, so indeed some folks will like that type of constant coloration sound. Some won't. YMMV.
 
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