Quote Originally Posted by basite
yes, and there you go again braggin about the past.

stop doing that. We live now, not 50 years ago. look what is now, and what will come in the future.

Now Mcintosh is clearly better than Marantz, and the few high end pieces Marantz still makes are outperformed by similarily priced Mcintosh gear. And how much reviews were made is not a good argument.
Why do they teach history in schools. Reading your post I now understand why most Europeans are more aware of American history than Americans.
Small wonder that in a New York Times article , most young Americans thought that Japan was one of our allies in World War Two !

Why not know the history of two revered audio company ? Do you ever watch the History Channel ? History International ? How about the Discovery channel ?
Some of the material is 100 years old and older.

Small wonder an American politician can tell many young Americans anything , how would they know the difference.
Magazine reviews gives the interested consumer an opportunity to read about a test report
on an item they might buy. An informed consumer is a happy consumer.
Consumers Report is an example of a consumer based magazine informing the public through testing , therefor helping the consumer make an informed decision.

Is that bragging ? to compare two outstanding audio companies when they set a standard of excellence in audio equipment. Should you watch the History Channel , you see comparisons made between World War Two fighter planes, Tanks , rifles , even leaders.
Judging by your post that would not interest you. Am I right ?