Re: Julian Hirsch; The Godfather of Reviewing Art

A good man.  I remember reading his reviews for so many many years.  I will
say this his reviews made interesting reading.
"Nousaine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Julain Hirsch passed away on Monday at 81 after a long battle with
illness. We
> all stand in his shadow, for he invented the 3rd party independent audio
> product review. According to his obituary his first published review at
Stereo
> Review appeared in 1961 although he had been conducting and publishing
> evaluations for several years prior to that. He retired in 1998 for health
> reasons although his personal wish would have been to die with "his hands
on
> the knobs."
>
> In some circles he was criticized; apparently for not trashing products in
> print, but truth be told, NO ONE has ever done that, not even the most
ardent
> high-end poets. Indeed one of his most useful characteristics was a
refusal to
> invent sonic attributes that didn't exist in the acoustical domain.
>
> Mr Hirsch was a great man, with high technical qualifications, a keen ear
and
> impeccable integrity. I'll miss him.
>