Popular Post Archimago Posted December 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2019 Well, maybe this is a good thing since we kind of know among the publishing groups approximately where the lines are drawn. If one is into all-out Industry fraternization, obfuscation, willingness to forego facts and truths, accept spiritual levels of explanation applied to audio gear, have a "president" willing to unabashedly shill publicly then NextScreen Publishing Group is it and Mr. Scoggins is your man. The Absolute Sound, Hi-Fi+, and his alma mater Part-Time Audiophile are the places to go for this kind of indoctrination "news". On the other side we have AVTech Media with Stereophile, Hi-Fi News & RR, Sound & Vision with IMO at least the ability to provide reality-testing. While I have no love for AudioStream and InnerFidelity is a disaster since Tyll's departure, at least there's significantly more on the AVTech side of value IMO... Then we have the Independents like us here with various opinions and philosophies. Will be fascinating to see how these publishing groups play out through the 2020's. crenca, askat1988, Kyhl and 2 others 4 1 Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
Popular Post Archimago Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 11:55 PM, Thuaveta said: Unless that's what you'd call the motion of a rock falling off a cliff, I'm not certain "fascinating" is the word I'd use here. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but the younger generation of audiophiles seems, to me, to have been brought up on HydrogenAudio much more than on .mp3, and seem to be better vaccined against snake oil, maybe because they weren't exposed to new age bullshit like boomers were. Plus, they can't afford it anyway. I am curious how much inroads generationally attuned woo-mongers like Darko are going to be able to make, though. That's exactly why I think it could be fascinating! 🙂 The press will need to "recalibrate" how they talk about products and sell them if they want to be taken seriously. It's an opportunity to change how audiophiles are viewed, how we engage, and whether this anticipated "rock off cliff" future can instead be a softer landing. Perhaps it's all inevitable and there really is no future for the traditional mainstream audiophile press. We shall see. As for Darko... Yeah, he's a soft, gentle, warm and fuzzy salesman who makes nice professional-looking advertising videos in a calm, settled voice with light techno music for the YouTube generations. Not sure how well this actually moves product though or even if many find the videos to be "cool" or even beneficial. semente, Thuaveta and Samuel T Cogley 3 Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
Popular Post Archimago Posted May 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2023 Wow. To say these things so openly as a Press Release!? WTF is going on here?! MikeyFresh, Thuaveta, botrytis and 1 other 3 1 Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
Popular Post Archimago Posted May 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2023 51 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Yeah, that’s pretty much what we in the industry have been saying to each other today. Whatever the issue is they're clearly making a very public declaration of distancing themselves from the man and whatever gear he may have in possession. You'd imagine there's something big or serious allegation compelling the company to do this. Such drama! Maybe I should go make some popcorn... 🍿🤔 MikeyFresh, Audioruchard and botrytis 1 2 Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
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