Whats with the love for VU meters? Unless recording I feel they are a distraction.
Because a long, long time ago, in a galaxy that surrounds you, on the same planet as the one you are on now, VU Meters were on some of the best audio equipment made. And they add even more usefulness and style to said equipment. Far from a distraction, they are a part of the audio experience. Or not. If you care not for them, then do not look at them.
And it is not "love" but rather admiration. Love should be reserved for family and friends not inanimate objects or food. I cringe at "adults" that say "OOooooh! I just LOVE pizza!" or "I LOVED that car!" These are the same folk that use the word "awesome" to describe something as pedestrian as (again) pizza when the word should be reserved for the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef and the like.
And no, I am not picking on you, neither am I the "word police". You asked and I have replied.
To answer those that decry the disgust for MQA shown here I would say this. There are many that despise what Meridian is trying to do. If you think it is fine for Meridian to stick their hands up the dress (DAC) of a manufacturer, then remain quiet. As for me, FTN. I cancelled both my magazines and told them the reasons why and their slobbering over MQA was but one of those reasons. The attitude of frAudiophiles here, in magazines and through out the interwebs is one of the elitist which is why I refer to them as the pigs of Animal Farm. All animals are created equal but some animals are more equal than others.
Do you want a bunch of pigs dictating what you buy? Fine. Line up at the trough.
And again, I am not picking on any here. Example - I like VU Meters and if they never put them on any Schitt product I can either not purchase their equipment, buy their equipment and just live without the VU Meters or just not buy Schiit and purchase some thing else from a manufacturer that does equip their stuff with said meters.
If I do not want MQA and it is own every thing because the ENC crowd demands it so, then I am forced to pay for it. And all because MQA says so.
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