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Bench Tests Never Lie (except when they do)

September 13, 2012 by Chris Heinonen Leave a Comment

If you’ve read many of my reviews, you’ll know that I’m a big believer in the importance of objective measurements and testing.  While we all have our own beliefs and preferences, and our own tastes in music and movies and what is enjoyable to us, objective numbers give us something we can all rely on.  […]

Giving up on The Absolute Sound

August 15, 2012 by Chris Heinonen 3 Comments

I’ve been a long-term subscriber to both The Absolute Sound and Stereophile.  Even as I could find reviews sooner and cheaper online, I stuck with them both as they had access that other writers do not, and seemingly reputations that they would want to defend by not making crazy mistakes.  While I will still keep […]

Blu-ray Player Reviews: Subjective vs. Objective

May 15, 2012 by Chris Heinonen 2 Comments

Recently I got involved in a long thread over at the AVS Forums over the merits of the Sony BDP-S790 player.  The crux of the argument from the users and fans of the player was that it had a “better” image than the Oppo BDP-93 players, and a far better image in 3D.  Even though […]

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