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LOL seems you are. I meant some of the group, maybe I should have been more specific about "we", it wasn't a Royal we....
Ha, I was being cheeky. No I'm not defending the cable review. I view the high end cable scene as a racket. My only positive comments had to do with JA at least responding with an attempt to present what he takes to be plausible technical reasons cables could sound different. Which I much prefer to the standard ad hominem from golden eared cable fans "if you don't hear the difference your ears suck or your gear isn't good enough." At least then the technical claims can be addressed.
I certainly think any mag has the right to do cable reviews, but I tend not to read them because I notice it makes my blood start to boil. And if stereophile decides to review cables I'd like to see them measure, just like everyone else here, to hold the manufacturer's feat to the fire. They at least do that for other gear. I've just assumed that since they review cables so seldom, it's just not a category high on their reviewing radar so not as much effort is put towards that category. That's why I was so surprised to see this recent review pop up.