“We’re Just Giving Ted Denney Free Ideas”

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This week, Brent and Dennis ponder how long it should actually take to evaluate a product under review, speculate on what’s going on with Tidal, and weigh in on why some people say music sucks so much these days.

And for Patrons: Stereophile did blind testing?! How’d that go?

Further Reading: 

• “HiFi Thoughts: How Much Time Is Enough Time to Write a Meaningful Review?” by Michael Lavorgna: https://twitteringmachines.com/hifi-thoughts-how-much-time-is-enough-time-to-write-a-meaningful-review/
• “End of an era: Tidal to drop last remaining MQA tracks” by Ben Patterson: https://www.techhive.com/article/2370126/tidal-to-drop-last-remaining-mqa-tracks.html
• “So long, Samsung: Tidal drops support for Samsung TVs” by Ben Patterson: https://www.techhive.com/article/2377017/tidal-drops-support-for-samsung-tvs.html
• “The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse” by Rick Beato: https://youtu.be/1bZ0OSEViyo?si=dNMs9Bitjb33VSC1
• “Blind Listening” by John Atkinson, Will Hammond: https://www.stereophile.com/features/113/index.html