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    AS WE SEE IT

    Oct 15, 2019 3 minutes
    BY JIM AUSTIN

    THERE ARE AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE EXPERTS

    THIS ISSUE: Kal’s column culminates.

    One of my biggest surprises since I became the editor of Stereophile—and so started focusing more on all things audiophile—is how often I find myself thinking about the ethics of this hobby. This is unusual for me: I dislike moralism and prefer aesthetics to ethics.

    A small example: Recently, while I was writing an audio review, I started to type the phrase “pride of ownership.” I don’t know who coined it, but I know I’ve read it

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