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Gregm wrote:

I would agree. I'd feel that the objective of "audio journalism" (for wont of a better description) is entertainment -- not an "evaluation" that can be used for reference purposes. So, the components discussed/presented are simply the vehicle of this entertainment. Similarly, in general public large publication (say Vogue) there are product presentations and articles, etc -- the "product vehicle" is different. As to Mr Fremer's vehement assertions above... He seems to have an axe to grind with people who are, the typical "high-flyer" profile: high income-bracket kids,  who can afford to be arrogant and snobbish and "above it all", and who can ultimately afford a Ferrari at whim even if they drive a 2CV. He seems to believes that Romy is one such high earner, etc. Whether Romy is or not is not an issue (Romy's system, for one, is quite expensive anyway) -- it's just interesting to read Mr Fremer's reaction! Cheers

The Fremer and alike do TRY to make the “high income-bracket kids” as the center of their attention and then, they inject into a wider public, that the all-American notion of “you neighbor Joe juts bought and new large screen TV”. There are many problems with this ‘sale strategy” and one of them is the fact that people who do sales for a while unavoidably begin to “believe” in all this crap himself. Furthermore, this “believe” is how they begin to perceive Reality NATURALLY. In the end this type of the reviewer become to behave like a clowns walking across known to them audio desert scamming: “I am too sexy for my shoes”. In realty, those folks are numb, deaf and just plane ignorant, not to mention that they have no serious sonic accomplishment in this listening room. I know people from industry who were in the Fremer’s listening room and they commented that it was insultingly laughable, so the ordinary people should understand that behind this “shiny glorification of themselves” there is nothing more then the people with very average financial resources, a few connections, who’s currency is only based upon the fact that he has an opportunity to run his mouth publicly and he get paid to do it.  Wait another year or two, when The Framer being to sponsor a new “revolutionary” version of some kind of Clearaidio and you will see the very same Framer will be trying to cash his stolen Continuum by the third Audiogon. Also, at that time the pissed Continuum (as the all do) will go public informing how the Framer hijacked form them a turntable. Well, if Continuum will be start then they will not do it but instead release a new Continuum MK II and start another round….

To conclude:  the way Fremer and the rest of them are juts the Rush Limbaugh of audio, or the semi-inelegant, ignorant Moron with questionable since of self-awareness, with a big mouth the they wiling to run in the any subject that afraid him

I wrote that the contemporary audio reviewing is all about degrading the readers’ perception to the lever of stupidity of a given audio product. In a way writing about Mr. Fremer I do the same. The level of audio perception at which Mr. Fremer operates does not deserve to any more civilized topic then to mock the fool. Otherwise the Continuum turntable subject might be the subject for more interesting observations (and I have some) but it would be another thread and obviously with other people, not with the full of themselves reviewer-psychos. The only thing that I feel apologetic about this entire thread where I decided to mock the Framer and placed the thread in the section of my site that is dedicated to the “Audio News”. Unfortunately the fact that Fremer is… a Fremer is not news…

PS: Yes, would it be so cool if the audio reviewing would be the QC of the audio industry!

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