Greetings Forum Members,
I realize I'm a visitor in your house, so thank you. I appreciate Gene opening this discussion up to you and this forum, however, I believe my larger point may be misinterpreted. I do not believe all AV coverage going forward needs to be purely positive as the title of this thread would have you believe. I just believe that one should not, or at least try hard not to, pass judgement, good or bad, prematurely. Gene and the staff at Audioholics are smart, capable people who obviously know their stuff, however, that doesn't excuse the fact that no one on the Audioholics staff has heard Dolby Atmos in the home, for themselves. And still they persist on drawing a great many conclusions without having first-hand knowledge or experience on the subject. Had Audioholics or Gene himself demoed Atmos first and come away disliking it, then I would take no issue with any criticism, jab or whatnot that he cared to lob in Dolby's direction. But to lob based on no first-hand experience is, in my opinion, irresponsible. And Gene is not alone, all publications do this from time to time, even I have done it in my 10 plus years working in and around this industry. It's human nature to a certain extent. This was the point I was trying to make in my article, for it is this type of reporting or pot-stirring that can, over time, damage the hobby.
If any of you have questions, comments or concerns and would like to share those with me here on this forum, I'm open to any and all discussion. Thanks for your time and consideration.
Andrew
