I haven't made a study of Rochlin, as you have. I perused the site,
particularly the info sectionl. While I did not purposely examine the info
in order to validate it, it generally impressed me as useful; the sort of
stuff that many audiophiles who aren't bookish gain access to via Rochlin's
site.
Here in the U.S., there has been considerable law relating to the
truthfulness of advertising claims. "Bigger", "better", "more powerful",
"more effective", even "clinically proven", have been given somewhat of a
waiver by our legal system from standards of common discourse. Hence, we
tolerate advertising balderdash that would be considered offensive if told
by one person to another. In one case, the contents of a college catalog
were used as evidence against the college. The college successfully defended
with the claim that the introduction to the college catalog was
"advertising" rather than "contractual promises."
Since English and American common law are still joined at the hip to a
surprising degree, with civil verdicts shared as precedent in both
countries, the U.K. is not immune to this. In fact, there is a rather rude
colloquialism in the U.K. that actually was the slogan of a laxative --
"gets around the bend", which was modified to "he's gone around the bend."
All this is as puzzling to me as it would be to someone hearing it for the
first time. If Mr. Rochlin's activities are not sanctioned by everyone on
the personal level, the courts have endorsed much or all of it as one of the
primary engines of Capitalism -- advertising. According to capitalists,
encouragement of consumption is vital to prosperity.
All but the most ardent capitalists are torn between disgust and admiration
of all things capital. Capitalism is weak on moral content, but strong on
results.
I don't trust any review anymore. My standards have become too internal for
that. Perhaps you, too?
"Andre Jute" wrote in message
ups.com...
soundhaspriority wrote:
"Andre Jute" wrote in message
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Rochlin: far from "helping audiophiles" as you claim,
you are a parasite on high fidelity, pushing bland and
incompetent **** because the makers pay you for
adverising on your silly site and for the number of
foolish audiophiles who read your one-sided
travesties of reviews. You are a sales hack, pure
and simple, but one without the balls to open up
an emporium on the high street. --- Andre Jute
This reminisces the "art vs. money" debate.
Eh? I can understand that a logger might object. But you're mistaken if
you think my objection to Rochlin and his Enjoythemusic.com ripoff is
on the grounds of art or even journalism, though it is wretched
journalism, mere paperhanging for advertising, pandering to
manufacturers too cheap to afford real advertising. Nah, here I speak
as a DIYer and on grounds of morality.
Look, audio has from the very
beginning been very commercial.
Absolutely no objection. On my home base, RAT, most of the actually
useful guys have some commercial interest in electronics or directly in
audio. Without their knowledge, the newsgroup would fall down.
But Rochlin doesn't fit that definition. He is a know-nothing. If he
didn't make a buck leading audiophile fashion victims to the slaughter,
he'd make a buck leading jeans-snobs or watch-snobs to the slaughter.
Rochlin is an ignorant shill.
My personal opinion is that Mr. Rochlin's
obvious, and not criminal, desire to make money is a tolerable tradeoff
for
what he provides the community.
The question is what does he provide to the community. My opinion is
clear enough above: nothing for the community, dollars in Rochlin's
pocket for Rochlin.
Or does Mr. Jute think that the lives of audio entrepreneurs should
patten
after Kerouac, Burroughs, or Jackson Pollock?
Please God, no! Your very suggestion tells us that you don't know
anything at all about these people. I'm sure that even Rochlin, whom I
dislike intensely for his basic dishonesty, his uselessness, for being
a parasite, bathes more often than that trio of scroungers and liars.
But there is a difference between Rochlin and that trio: they had
talent; Rochlin's only "talent" is quivering like a puppy-dog to be
loved so that we will give him tidbits off our table.
Rochlin is not "an audio entrepreneur". He is a publicity flack, a
paper hanger for advertiser, grubbing trash. It is an impertinence for
Rochlin to claim that his Enjoythemusic.com ripoff "helps audiophiles".
It helps no one except Steven R. Rochlin, who next week will be pushing
different crap while the innocent is stuck with the crap he equally
willy-nilly pushed last week.
Check out who advertises on Rochlin's site. Then check out who gets the
best reviews and the constant mentions. Draw a conclusion. I have. See
above.
Andre Jute
"You can wait 'til more important things get taken care of."
-- Ned Carlson of TubeZone to a Customer who already waited *14 weeks*
for his tubes.
Andre Jute wrote:
Rochlin: far from "helping audiophiles" as you claim,
you are a parasite on high fidelity, pushing bland and
incompetent **** because the makers pay you for
adverising on your silly site and for the number of
foolish audiophiles who read your one-sided
travesties of reviews. You are a sales hack, pure
and simple, but one without the balls to open up
an emporium on the high street. --- Andre Jute
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