The fact that Atkinson showed up here

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12 hours ago, John_Atkinson said:

 

The Stereophile writers who have auditioned decoded MQA files and compared them with the PCM originals (where the provenance is known) have found that there is an improvement in sound quality. Sometimes the improvement is small, sometimes not so small, but there is never a degradation...

John Atkinson

Editor, Stereophile

 

John,  your comment abouts outlines my particular concerns about MQA....based on your earlier very positive writings as well as the effusive praise from Harley, I was keenly interested in hearing it.  A few years ago, here in Vancouver, BC Canada we had a music show and MQA was a primary exhibitor.  Based on their participation we happily attended with the sole intention of hearing this new format but found they would only play a file claimed to be MQA but directly refused, even upon repeated requests, to play the non-MQA equivalent.  I have posts of very similar behaviour at other shows.

It is this appearance of skulduggery that raises my suspicions.  It appears, from our/my perspective, that the Hi-Fi press have been marketed far too heavily while the general consumers is, generally, sent to sit on the sidelines.  I know their behaviour has become more open over time but it still doesn't pass the smell test.

Best,  

 

 

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1 hour ago, plissken said:

 

I didn't make the statement with any malicious intent. I understand that for Stereophile the readership are the product.

 

It's not like they are consumer reports or anything.

 

What I would expect JA to do is exercise critical thinking. I mean we are dealing with a publishing group that allows writers to out and out just make stuff up.

 

Not sure when and why you've imagined yourself to be the arbiter of moral/immoral, right/wrong, etc...it is just staggering the positions you take with such apparent ease...seriously doubt you be willing to speak so rudely to someone across the table at, say, a bar as, I suspect, you'd have your lights punched out in no time flat........but I truly think that JA has more to offer this site than your persistent, arrogant and negative postings.  Please don't chase another industry good fellow away.

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9 minutes ago, plissken said:

 

I'm simply stating and keeping to positions that I can back up. I'm not arbitrating anything. The facts are there are writers in the Stereophile family that have, multiple times now, been allowed to fabricate content.

 

It is what it is. You can put me on you're ignore list.

 

I've rather publicly stated the conditions that I would be willing to be proven incorrect and I've put $$ where my mouth is. How many here can say the same I wonder.

 

 

The issue is not whether you imagine your position to be correct, that is a debatable point, but more so the malice that you write into them.   You constantly offer these silly BS $$ challenges.  Please go back to hacking Hillary’s emails.  I personally believe this site as  a whole should put you on ignore.  

Queue Cogley and Kamakame.

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17 minutes ago, plissken said:

 

The matter of the fact is that the remedy here against my accusations is the truth. But we both know that it won't be forthcoming.

 

 

So now you’re Joan of Arc!   Pleeeese.

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2 hours ago, plissken said:

 

To each their own.

See above....plissken and his little buddy. 

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5 minutes ago, wgscott said:

Rocketman sure wants to see a lot of people banned.

HA!

not too many.  Just one or two disagreeable meanies.  Blue meanies.