Another Audiophile obituary

http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/mcall/peter-aczel-condolences/185898962?cid=full

I just saw this today. Peter wasn't popular with many audiophiles due to his position and attitude. I did subscribe to his magazine for awhile though. Joe

jnovak06-27-2017 2:57pm

bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,908 posts 07-02-2017 at 12:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Excellent overview of Aczel, Al. In his second act he was just so full of contempt and hatred, it made me uncomfortable to read. There was little point in his reviews after his "enlightenment", as all he said in them was, "Yes, this sounds just like all the other competently designed products of it's type I have already reviewed". What's the point of reviewing it then? I did like David Rich's technical articles in the mag, however.
trelja Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,215 posts 07-02-2017 at 07:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +1 @geoffkait
trytone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 90 posts 09-05-2017 at 03:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Some weight should be given to his emphasis on speakers over electronics if you only believe he was a naysayer. For a pasttime in which it is the listener that is given the ultimate opinion on what is valid in system performance, not to mention room acoustics; how can we condemn Aczel for his opinion that he heard no significant differences in competently designed electronics? How sad for a man who loved live and reproduced music to deal with deafness.