The fact that Atkinson showed up here

[Kal Rubinson]

1 hour ago, Abtr said:

  If I was the Stereophile editor I would instruct my writers to be very careful with any conclusions about perceptible MQA sound quality improvements..

The Stereophile editor does not instruct us what to write except to be honest and truthful.  Would you have it otherwise?

[Kal Rubinson]

2 minutes ago, darkmass said:

 

How internetty of you.

I was thinking "childish."

[Kal Rubinson]

1 hour ago, mordante said:

Where I live SACD never made it even to the stores. The content of the site DSD is laughable at best, about 1300 titles. I might be wrong but I doubt more that 10% of my music collection is available in DSD.

I do not know what site you are referring to (or where you live) but I have more than 3000 SACDs already ripped to my server and full shopping bags more in the closets.  The website sa_cd.net lists 10,308 SACDs which does not include DSD downloads.  Sorta makes MQA not an issue for me either way.

 

 

[Kal Rubinson]

16 minutes ago, Mordikai said:

Wow, you and I live on different planets. Can I ask what speakers you use? What kind of music do you listen to?

I think you hit on it in your first statement.

[Kal Rubinson]

13 minutes ago, Fair Hedon said:

I absolutely adore the fact that MQA is promoted in the context of every review of every digital product. So you punish companies that have not fallen in line and plant doubt in a prospective buyers mind. Subliminal market making. SHAMEFUL.

 

"However, Bryston hasn't yet decided whether or not to include MQA capability in their digital gear, which may make some think twice about upgrading to a BDP-3."

 

https://www.stereophile.com/content/bryston-bdp-3-digital-music-player#bGTT7jya0e8kqeMc.99

Let me stop you there.  That statement was made in a review written by Larry Greenhill and, despite what you seem to believe, JA does not impose his views on the writers.  The opinions expressed are those of the writer and that goes for JA, too. 

[Kal Rubinson]

54 minutes ago, Fair Hedon said:

 

It is far worse even than telling consumers they should think twice about buying an amazing sounding DAC because it does not do DSD, or a SOTA SACD player because it does not do multi channel.

All of those are factual notices which the consumer can use as he chooses.  

 

54 minutes ago, Fair Hedon said:

I did not mean to imply that it was a JA review.  However, using every review to evangelize MQA, is still, in a word, shameful.

All opinions expressed are those of the writer.  

[Kal Rubinson]

It is clear that whatever I say will not have much impact here but, before I ignore the rest of this thread, here goes:

54 minutes ago, crenca said:

Are you saying that there is NOT an overwhelming homogeneity of opinion/perspective/reporting on MQA at Stereophile?

I cannot say because I hear more about MQA in Stereophile on this forum than I actually read in Stereophile.  As a reader, I really do not see much about it because I am not looking for red flags and because I am not very interested.  My responses here are only about editorial policy in my experience.

 

34 minutes ago, plissken said:

I think many people aren't going to put in the effort to disassociate an article writer from Stereophile and the editorial staff that oversees what goes into the publication.

One should.  AFAIK, all these writers were hired before MQA was announced so their positions on it cannot have been considered.

 

34 minutes ago, plissken said:

Love your MCH enthusiasm and reviews. But I have no use for the audiophile press, the agenda, ...............

Thanks but, to the point, MCH is about my personal agenda which is not shared by most of the other writers or by JA.  I do not share an enthusiasm for MQA and no one has called me on it.  

 

That's all, folks!

[Kal Rubinson]

2 minutes ago, crenca said:

I do believe it would be trivial to purchase 90, 95, 98% of everything you have reviewed in the last couple of years (or is still on your recommended components listings) from manufacturers/distributors/importers that have advertised in any single issue during that period.  I don't believe for a second that I could only purchase about 50% of what you review/recommend from the many manufacturers/distributors/importers who advertise with you...

Hardly to be expected from even a Junior Objectivist.