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In Reply to: RE: June Stereophile - anyone else have a problem with HR's Fern & Roby amp review? posted by Gary on May 27, 2024 at 13:35:30:
To Stereophile's credit their protocol is listening test first then measurements and each is published without the reviewer getting to change their story after seeing the measurements. JA-classic might have discussed it with HR but HR doesn't get to modify what he wrote.
I recall many years ago Fremer reviewed a Light Harmonic (?) interconnect cable that changed the input analog voltage to an analog light signal then sent down an optical cable where it was turned back to an analog voltage. Fremer loved it. Then JA measured it and found the voltage to light transformation was actually quantized with a resolution less than CD (IIRC). Fremer's review stood though he later walked it back saying that he still liked the sound of the cable in his system but could not recommend it or keep on using something that was modifying the signal so much.
And, more recently, we had the Infigo power amp that was heralded as removing cross-over distortion with only a small increase in power dissipation. JVS loved the sound. JA-classic measured it and the thing was lousy with cross-over distortion. The manufacturer suggested a sample problem but later fessed-up that it was a design flaw.
I have not seen the F&R review but if their manufacturer comment says they've fixed the problem that suggests it was a design flaw. I cannot believe that any manufacturer would submit a component for review to Stereophile without measuring it first and when something like this happens they deserve all they get. However, I expect most readers will take HR's opinion over the numbers.
As for HR, he could do a follow-up on a fixed unit but knowing his writing he'll like it just as much without really ranking them or implying any fault in his original review. It seems only JA-classic has to mop-up these spills in trying to reconcile poor measurements with great reviews.
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