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Who shouldn't be trusted?

Steve Guttenberg @ CNET
- 94 (11.6%)
Mike Mercer
- 91 (11.2%)
Mike Fremer @ Stereophile
- 32 (3.9%)
Headphonia.com
- 66 (8.1%)
What Hi-Fi?
- 58 (7.2%)
24bit / Michael Piskor @ Headfonics.com
- 38 (4.7%)
John Grandberg / Project86 @ Head-Fi.com
- 28 (3.5%)
hifiguy528 @ Head-Fi.com
- 64 (7.9%)
Macedonian Hero @ Head -Fi.com
- 48 (5.9%)
Srajan Ebaen @ SixMoons.com
- 72 (8.9%)
Skylab @ Head-Fi.com
- 31 (3.8%)
Chris Connaker @ ComputerAudiophile.com
- 30 (3.7%)
Jude Mansilla @Head-Fi.com
- 116 (14.3%)
Michael Lavorgna (late add - redo vote if you want to add)
- 24 (3%)
TAS / Robert Harley (late add - redo vote if you want to add)
- 19 (2.3%)

Total Members Voted: 162

Voting closes: March 28, 2018, 05:02:01 PM


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madaboutaudio

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Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« on: July 02, 2015, 07:17:48 PM »
Ok I will start the  :boom:

Steve Guttenberg: does this guy have an actual opinion? It seems like everything he review sounds so awesome.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2015, 08:39:02 PM »
Mike Mercer wins my Shilltastic Shill award. That piece he did on the McIntosh DAC (D2500? whatever the darn thing is) was too much  poo
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2015, 09:02:12 PM »
Guttenberg trolls, and seems to have terrible ears. Mercer is just a sycophant.

I can't help but like Mikey Fremer. His vinyl worship is out of control, but I certainly appreciate his willingness to call out bad pressings, bad reissue labels, and bad plants whenever they deserve it. I also like that he's willing to post files for things like blind cartridge comparisons on his site. I have no idea what his reasoning is for what earns a "Gruvy" award on AnalogPlanet and what doesn't, but the site overall is actually pretty useful.

Michael Lavorgna over at AudioStream on the other hand is another troll, and Steven Plaskin who also writes there.. oh. my. god.
http://www.audiostream.com/content/synergistic-research-atmosphere

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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2015, 09:02:42 PM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 02, 2015, 07:17:48 PM
Ok I will start the  :boom:

Steve Guttenberg: does this guy have an actual opinion? It seems like everything he review sounds so awesome.

when you are as awesome as gutty, everything else is awesome too.

Quote from: GoldfishX on July 02, 2015, 08:39:02 PM
Mike Mercer wins my Shilltastic Shill award. That piece he did on the McIntosh DAC (D2500? whatever the darn thing is) was too much  poo

my favorite reviewer to read is still Steven Rochlin, also of "enjoy the music". his streams of consciousness should be case study for psych students.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2015, 09:28:06 PM »
Every 6moons review: Am I on planet earth? Why don't I understand what sound characteristics they are talking about? Is it audiophile lingo? Nope. Can't find it on Internet or anywhere else. Guess the level of acadamic sound science/mambo jumbo is really way beyond my low human intelligence. Why can't I click on some of the reviews links on the site?! Oh wait I am really dumbfked.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2015, 09:41:44 PM »
Quote from: GoldfishX on July 02, 2015, 08:39:02 PM
Mike Mercer wins my Shilltastic Shill award. That piece he did on the McIntosh DAC (D2500? whatever the darn thing is) was too much  poo

Believe we had the same post in Draft form at the same time, but I wussed out and didn't click Post to make #2 in this thread.
wanted to see if others had the same "wtf Mercer" comments before tainting the thread. much.
ha!

I mean, Mercer loved the Audeze EL-8?    :vomit:


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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2015, 09:47:46 PM »
This guy, Merv P. Changstar, thinks everything is Schiit. Can't be arsed to read 'reviews' where nuthin's good. He's the anti-shill and is single handedly ruining the universe of audio.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2015, 10:28:46 PM »
 Dan-Alexandru Gheorghe of Headmania tells it straight from the horse mouth. Highly Recommended.  :)p7

http://headmania.org/2015/06/28/theta-dspro-basic-oldie-but-goldie-dac/
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2015, 10:39:36 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on July 02, 2015, 09:47:46 PM
This guy, Merv P. Changstar, thinks everything is Schiit. Can't be arsed to read 'reviews' where nuthin's good. He's the anti-shill and is single handedly ruining the universe of audio.

Newton's Third Law:
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2015, 10:46:14 PM »
What(crap)hifi: They seem to love audiolab, niam, arcam and cambridge audio. What's in common here? Union Jack bias? I don't know.  walk the plank2
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