Quote Originally Posted by RothwellAudio View Post
There may be some cross pollination here between the hi-fi industry and the electric guitar world. Guitar pickups with alnico magnets are usually considered superior to guitar pickups with ceramic magnets. Actually, there is some truth to the two being different because the magnet material has some effect on the inductance of the pickup. Anyway, "alnico" has become synonymous with "good" in the guitar world and it appears the same thing is happening in hi-fi.
Sounds like marketing nonsense to me though.
Musicians are worse than audiophiles. All this you read about 'there's no audiophile nonsense in the pro sector' - well maybe not with the studio staff but talk to the guitar player and it's crazy time.