Has anyone noticed that another TotalDac converter remains a Stereophile Class A+ recommended component?
https://www.stereophile.com/content/recommended-components-2019-edition-digital-processors
Not a good look for Stereophile...
Stereophile has two infamous Mikeys - both raging
audio activists subjectivists who battle fiercely against objective auditioning and testing.
Of course, I am referring to the reviewer of the TotalDac - Michael Lavorgna, and vinyl-guy Michael Fremer - who Stereophile calls "the only one in the 80's and 90's who carried the vinyl flag".
Lavorgna is also known for being "the man who, when disagreed with on 'Computer Audiophile', sent the private message "Go f*** your mother" to the person who disagreed with him, a screed which was then published on that forum by its owner. However, in spite of that vulgarity, I do not think audio Michael Lavorgna is the same person as the actor referenced on the first page of hits when Google-searching his name.
Google search result: Michael LaVorgna is an actor, known for Milfs vs. Zombies
Both Stereophile reviewers are obviously intelligent, knowledgeable and articulate music lovers, but hard-core subjectivists and digiphobes. (Using the standard definition of digiphobe as "someone who fears or detests digital technology", and not the urban dictionary definition of "a fear of digisexuals, e.g., people who are attracted to sexbots).
(How's that for a couple of weird tangents? Maybe it's just going to be a weird day for me! Because of my age and a slowly declining memory which was never that good to begin with, I often use Google to verify things before I post my comments, and often copy and paste definitions to avoid misinformation - and foster better communication here where for many visitors, English is not the first language. And that "objectivist verification method" is how "sexbots" and "MILFs" entered the conversation...)