1. SWIFT April 18, 2008
(Commentary/Swift)

Our Defense Dollars, Another Woo-woo Group, Maybe Not Such a Joke, That Strange Glove, More Audiophile Crapiola, Sylvia in Vegas, License to Be Silly, Ol’ Bob Has a Way About Him, In Closing..., ...

2. SWIFT March 7, 2008
(Commentary/Swift)

... thought it'd be easy. I allowed myself excuses for the challenge going unanswered for so long. I thought with all the psychics and mystics out there who made books, videos, or audio courses, and had financial ...

3. SWIFT January 11, 2008
(Commentary/Swift)

... loudly accept the JREF million-dollar challenge speak with forked tongue, go to tinyurl.com/24ojlt and see what Audioholics Online A/V Magazine has to say about the comedy generated by Michael Fremer and ...

4. SWIFT January 4, 2008
(Commentary/Swift)

... business. For example, I was referred to Yahoo’s “10 Worst Tech Products of 2007.” Guess who made it! Their entry reads: Pear Audio "Anjou" speaker cables: I'm sure ...

5. SWIFT December 14, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... cables actually involved a Michael Lavigne, another well-known audiophile who rather matched the description of Mr. Fremer. Michael Fremer is not the person referred to ahead in this item, and I regret ...

6. SWIFT November 9, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... outdone themselves – as if that’s possible. Here they advertise their “Newest Super-Toy,” the Tru-Tone Duplex Light-Switch Cover, a special audiophile-grade cover for all duplex ...

7. SWIFT November 2, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... were the case, this would not be just a straightforward set of cables, but a designed device. On the Transparent Audio website at www.transparentaudio.com, there is no specific info on the Opus MM that ...

8. 10 Tips for Dealing with Randi
(News/Latest JREF News)

... Recently, however, Randi's foundation has moved beyond the strictly supernatural, targeting claims made by fans of ultra-expensive audio gear. In this latest funhouse, Michael Fremer, audiophile and ...

9. SWIFT October 26, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... conditions, is of very little strength - if even detectable - and is not about to take place in audio equipment so as to affect the performance in any way. This is a straw that the woo-woos have chosen ...

10. Comments on Cable Challenge.
(News/Latest JREF News)

... it was screwed. The only way they could have come out in the clear was by winning the challenge. Now, audiophiles (who may be a little loopy but who are not stupid) will not buy Pear until someone does ...

11. The Latest on PEAR Challenge Refusal.
(News/Latest JREF News)

... is the Co-Chairman of the Association – the "UN" of audio manufacturers and the sponsor of the Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show – a technical working group setting audio wattage ...

12. Blake Withdrawls from PEAR Cable Challenge
(News/Latest JREF News)

... At the request of Michael Fremer, with whom we have been communicating regarding his challenging of your assertions regarding high-end audio cables, we would like to inform you directly of Pear Cable's ...

13. SWIFT October 19, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

...  Officially Categorizing Nonsense The Audio Insanity Continues  ...

14. SWIFT October 12, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... [Audio Engineering Society] sponsored double blind test designed to see if AES members and members of the press could hear differences among audio amplifiers. This was in response to a different David ...

15. SWIFT October 5, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... into the whole subjective-audio-reviewing thing by reading Stereophile. I REALLY believed I was hearing those differences... thankfully, I found a small publication called The Audio Critic. I learned more ...

16. SWIFT September 28, 2007
(Commentary/Swift)

... hilarious and preposterous situation in the “audiophile” business, which we have referred to frequently simply because if some of their claims were true, they would be paranormal. Here’s ...