Spot the imposter stereo component reviewer

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
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One of these men is not a contributor to Stereohile, The Absolute Sound, etc.
Well... at least not regularly.
Can you tell which? B)


A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Which one is Drew?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Which one is Drew?

    ooh, ooh -- I should see if I can find a photo of him! :)
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,118
    I'm gonna go with B. B on accounta the weak scarf.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited February 2020
    msg wrote: »
    I'm gonna go with B. B on accounta the weak scarf.

    You are correct -- but I thought that his overall Gestalt is pretty much of a kind with your typical early 21st Century hifi scribe. :)

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    So do you think D. (Kal Rubinson) or E. (Herb Reichert) pulls off the scarf thing better than Mr. Fagen? ;)

    PS I think that B. does the snooty audiophile reviewer facial expression better than any of those other guys! :p


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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,581
    Yep. Snooty as all heck. I need to pad my scarf collection.
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,149
    This one would have been good for your line up.sb6ecrir3euq.jpg
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    That's a whiskey/bourbon nose if I've ever seen one
    :D:D:D
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,149
    It has been said he enjoyed martini's.

    https://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/j_gordon_holt_19301502009/index.html
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,118
    B is from Steely Dan?!?
    No wonder I didn't know who he is.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    I'll take Steely Dan over Mazzy Star any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited February 2020
    msg wrote: »
    B is from Steely Dan?!?
    No wonder I didn't know who he is.


    That is correct, and you have much to learn from your elders, son ;)

    https://youtu.be/zL-4CH0eJBc

    I just thought he looked like a Stereophile reviewer in that photo -- the dour expression being the icing on the cake. :)

    Here's a more dour lookin' Herb Reichert (with Joseph Esmilla [L] and Joe Roberts [R]), from... quite a few years back now.

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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Drew! :smile:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    He needs a scarf.

    B)
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Imposter? :smile:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited February 2020
    He's not glowering... plus...
    still no scarf. :#

    He does get points for the black shirt, though
    ;)

    (oh -- plus, he's much too young... and doesn't appear to have a beer-belly/potbelly)

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,118
    edited February 2020
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'll take Mazzy Star over Steely Dan any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
    Lol, you were waiting three years for that, weren't you?
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Here's a more dour lookin' Herb Reichert (with Joseph Esmilla [L] and Joe Roberts [R]), from... quite a few years back now.
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    Is that Fake Russ in the middle?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    msg wrote: »
    ...
    Is that Fake Russ in the middle?

    I think he's about two feet too short. Maybe three feet.


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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    I'm a little concerned that @verb has multiple photos of me ready to post at a moment's notice.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    Hmmm... might be an opportunity for @Hermitism to create a few more emojis or badges... B)
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,271
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned that @verb has multiple photos of me ready to post at a moment's notice.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    ruh-roh :p
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned that @verb has multiple photos of me ready to post at a moment's notice.

    Lol! All in the public domain sir! Now where's that one of you rocking the scarf? :smile:
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    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    I don't own a scarf.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    verb wrote: »
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned that @verb has multiple photos of me ready to post at a moment's notice.

    Lol! All in the public domain sir! Now where's that one of you rocking the scarf? :smile:
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I don't own a scarf.

    We now know what to get @Clipdat for the "winter holidays" (Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus, etc) this year.

    :#
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