Honest Reviewers ?


Ever wonder why 99% of all reviwers seem to use the same expressions. No ? Well, I sure have been thinking about this. It's not that I have nothing better to do, but I keep asking why do they say the same things like .... " It sounds like a veil has been lifted" or "it sounds like the glass has been wiped clean" and the current favorite is "it just gets out of the way and let the music play ". Stereophile and the Absolute Sound seem to compete for the most stupid cliches. It appears that CABLE reviews will make reviewers go wild with verbal intoxication. Just sit and think about this crazy idea I am about to suggest. A group of 2 or 3 honest people with high expertise in the audio arena deciding to call the shots as they see them ! They would compare equipment or cables against each other and list their relative strengths, they would even offer opinions on any possible synergy between equipment and cables, if such a thing exists. They would have no fear. What a Concept !
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Gentlemen, As I stated 4/15/00 in what I had written in Opera System for $30,000, Where I had sited catch phrases, and Reviewers dishonesty, and or stupidity.. I restate that there will be a Web Site coming out to address these issues. I have personal knowledge of reviewers demanding equipment for positive reviews.. from importers and manufacturers.. Of course an audio magazines would never risk offending a sponsor with a negitive review!! They are a business their chief concern is the bottom line.. Their profit. Do you think peterson publishing cares if you're happy with your Hi-Fi? They are in it for the buck.. They are not good samaritans! They do not love this hobby and want to share the joy it can bring with others.. Be serious Of all the magazines.. FI at least tried to impose ethics in it's reviewers by issuing a go through the magazine policy, when reviewers wanted to make a purchase.. They were not to deal with the manufacturers directly, and If they did the policy was termination. They tried to do the right thing.. Perhaps that's why they were short lived. But of coarse it's hard to control what goes on behind closed doors, besides most of the reviewers had worked for the other mags and were trained it the art of extortion.. No my friends, no magazine would risk losing revenue with negative reviews. If a reviewer were to write an extremly negative review they would have to consider that A) they would make an enemy, and risk getting a componant they might like from the manufacturer at a later date B) Be Black listed By that manufacturer from reviewing future items. C) Scare off other manufacturers from letting them review their equipment. Even it they did put the review in, it would be sensored by the Editor in chief.. What would the ad salesmen say to the company in question? "Gee mr so and so I know we said how awfull your $15,000 amp was last month.. But how much would you like to spend in advertising with us next issue? a 2 page spread maybe? Most of the high end companys are small and owned by the equipments designer.. They view bad reviews as personal attacks!! We don't like it when someone critizes our choices in equipment. Can you imagine how you would feel if someone said the equipment you designed was lousy! The Web site I've been speaking of will be comprised of dedicated Audiophiles who love this hobby and have worked hard to push the envelope in what we can achieve in sound, and have amassed years of experience and knowlegde. They will be tight knit and will confer with each other if forming opinions about equipment. They along with selected reviewers and audio professionals, sole purpose will be to help audiophiles with their passion.. I'm told there will even be a resident electronics genuis on hand to answer questions and offer solutions for Do it yourselfer's. It will be no holds barred and No B.S. I can't wait.. Snoop