reviewers need their bread buttered too... so these are the consequences
reviews are only worth so much... if the reviewer is good, he/she will do comparisons to competing gear and speak about contrasts but many reviews don't even do that
that is also why boards like this are useful... provides real user feedback and gets input from people who don't have incentives to skew the truth as they have seen/heard it
that being said, there are shills, poorly informed people, and jerks on these forums too, so one needs to read and parse carefully to glean real and useful info
reviews are only worth so much... if the reviewer is good, he/she will do comparisons to competing gear and speak about contrasts but many reviews don't even do that
that is also why boards like this are useful... provides real user feedback and gets input from people who don't have incentives to skew the truth as they have seen/heard it
that being said, there are shills, poorly informed people, and jerks on these forums too, so one needs to read and parse carefully to glean real and useful info