I've always wondered why so many have a problem with the generally good reviews in the high end magazines. Given the choice, how many posters here would review "crap" they don't like? Even sites and magazines that claim to be objective only post/publish good reviews.
How much can you say about todays Yorx equivalent (Crosley?)? How many people would want to read about such gear? Certainly not the ones who read magazines aimed at the high(er) end.
The same people who complain about high end reviews seem to have no problem with Julian Hirsch's reviews which were also always good. I suspect a lot of the animosity has a lot to do with the items reviewed. No receivers and only higher end gear and speakers reviewed goes against what many posters here think is the "shit".