Me, too. NAD C298,C3050, M10 V2 and M28 are listed. I suspect the others were "aged off" as explained in the headnotes.
Perhaps misleading?
To a great degree, it is managed and not totally dependent on whatever comes in over the transom. It is managed by the Editor but reviewers can suggest and solicit products that they believe are relevant and interesting.
Excellent! It was not apparently clear to me when I read your comments on post #66: it seemed that it was driven by the submissions without intervention from the editor(s). It is one thing to filter the reviewers biases (it is inevitable), and quite another with an inadvertent sampling selection bias (impossible).
Interesting that the award-winning M33 was aged off" while the Anthem STR that was reviewed over 2 years earlier than the NAD, is still featured. I think we should ask for further digging into the reason the M33 is no longer listed. It's arguably a better amp than many others at comparable prices. OK, I'm biased because I bought the M33 and haven't found anything better at its price point!
The criterion for being "aged off" can be mitigated if any of the reviewers has continued to actively use a particular device. For example, I own and often use my exaSound and Okto DACs.
We all know it's an incredibly competent piece of equipment, whether or not it's listed there doesn't detract one iota from that, and arguably just highlights some editorial compromise.
In all fairness, that's all around us, and has been for some time. Somebody tell me of publications that see absolutely no redeeming quality in a product and publish the review like that? Chances are every competently managed company makes products with a certain target customer in mind, and as incomprehensible as that choice may be to some of us, there's a need to see that covered by some.
I take inspiration from one of your sentences for some general reflections because I notice a tendency that leaves me pensive too often. And that leads me to ask questions to the members of the forum. In the hope of getting answers, I declare from now that nothing is personal or aimed at specific users.
! There is no judgment in the sentence I wrote. I am indicating that there is little to learn from a list price of products posing as a recommendation (see ”A (FULL RANGE):”). I come to ASR or SP with the goal of learning something from a review besides name, price and a generic “good”. I do not have a problem with measurements: they are a tool and not an end onto themselves. Same with a review. However, a review stating that a piece of equipment is “very musical” without an explanation on what compels that statement shares no knowledge. Platitudes are not informing, they are advertisement.I take inspiration from one of your sentences for some general reflections because I notice a tendency that leaves me pensive too often. And that leads me to ask questions to the members of the forum. In the hope of getting answers, I declare from now that nothing is personal or aimed at specific users.
If a person wants to spend 500,000 euros for a system, because he likes it and does not have the problem of measurements, why should it be for you, so much so as to become a judgment?
Why should we have to judge the way of living the audio hobby when it is different from how we live it?
Why should we worry about the clarifications of the benefits of other people's choices when the true and only benefit is to satisfy one's own desires, provided of course that they are legitimate
There are those who desire the absolute purity of sound, those who only want to collect, those who desire pleasing listening and nothing more, those who only love the technique of things, those who are madly in love with a certain brand, those who cannot do without tubes, digital or turntables, and everything you want to put in there. The question arises spontaneously: why should we worry about giving a judgment on the choices of others and expect that these choices necessarily have a justification that must make us happy?
I personally match pieces recommended by Amirm, with pieces that I discovered to be recommended by SP with pieces that I simply like.
And I don't feel the need to have to conform completely to predetermined schools of thought nor to have to prove something or justify choices...
And I think I'm in good company here, given that not everyone has a Benchmark, Benchmark, Su10, Revel system...
which would be the best for measured performance.
I've seen some nice CJs, some Mark Levinsons, I've seen some Altecs, like some nice Marantzs from the 70s, some wonderful turntables or fantastic digital devices, I see DIY and I see systems built that carry with them an engineering that could launch a spacecraft... To each his own, in the end I think what counts is personal satisfaction and not what you want to demonstrate to others...
The OMA sways like a rollercoaster.
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yes although it must be said that what you see in the "recommended" are small summaries. You should read the full review to the end and maybe see the instrumental tests that are combined. It would certainly be easier to get an idea of how a statement about a device wants to be explained. I personally don't worry too much if an article is a copy and paste of an explanation made by the manufacturer, if a device is on loan, given as a gift, paid or advertised. I think I have enough critical capacity to get an idea and in any case want to pursue my goals. Otherwise we should worry about everything: cars, food, wine, watches, holidays, airlines, transport, nations...There is no judgment in the sentence I wrote. I am indicating that there is little to learn from a list price of products posing as a recommendation (see ”A (FULL RANGE):”). I come to ASR or SP with the goal of learning something from a review besides name, price and a generic “good”. I do not have a problem with measurements: they are a tool and not an end onto themselves. Same with a review. However, a review stating that a piece of equipment is “very musical” without an explanation on what compels that statement shares no knowledge. Platitudes are not informing, they are advertisement.
Cheers.
absolutely agree! there are two of us!!!
Matt,
yes, but life is only one, too short to do everything we like, we must necessarily accept some "small" compromises....Don’t we have to worry about it all?
