Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?

MrDecibel!  Of course you can join the cast of reviewers! 
I agree completely-we have to learn to trust our own ears.  

erik, you can be lead on any Luxman amps!  

But seriously, who wouldn't love to hear ordinary folks review stuff?  I'd love to hear what Millercarbon thought about a Luxman Class A amp versus what he/she has and how it was living with it for a month.  Then, I'd love to compare that take with, say, eriksquires.  

It might just be that one finds this as useful or more useful in some ways than reading magazines or blogs. 

Just a thought. 

@millercarbon,  hope you weren't offended. I meant it as a compliment.  I'd enjoy hearing 3-4 frequent flyers from these boards review stuff. You chime in with meaningful posts so you came to mind. 

Ha geoffkait!  Nope--I want to hear your voice, your quips and your insight!

So maybe the parameters needed to be spelled out. And, yes and no on whether this is serious, but humor the thought as you may find value in it. 

1. Members don't own the gear. 
2. Gear is purchased and makes the rounds across 3-4 members. They live with it for a month. 
3. Each reviews it and the reviews are put into a collective single review. 

@stereo5 , wow!  So if you're a fan of a product line you cannot review any other products?  

And, yes, starting a website with a panel of reviewers is something I've kicked around for a couple of years. 

Maybe I'll take this subject over to Steve Hoffman's forums! :)

Tough crowd!

If someone like Ericsquires, for example, has been listening and tweaking for 30-40 years I’d be curious to hear what he has to say after living with a component for a month. Then it would be cool to contrast his view with several others who also had an opportunity to live with the same product for a month. 
I have a sneaking suspicion many of the naysayers are just being contrarian here. If one doesn’t care about what reviews have to say or anyone on this form’s view, why even read the forums?  Maybe I’m being a touch flippant here. :). 
I particularly enjoy and find value in what others have experienced with a product. While it’s likely far from gospel, unpaid real life listeners trying out products in their systems are a good source for me to look at. 
While I really enjoy pros like Fremer, Reichert, Kessler, Guttenberg and so on, these dudes do have to answer to bosses. These dudes are not traditionally building systems the way we “ordinary folk” are. These dudes, as lovely people as they are, are not typically in the same position as strict hobbyists.  
I use what others say and think as a guide. It’s a guide that I must vet yet one I enjoy and use as a tool.