Which reviewers and review sites are the ost reliable?

Herb Reichert is someone that has a very good and personalized writing style and it's easy for me to understand his "take" on a piece of gear.

Anthony Cordesman is also very good. He's also a foreign affairs expert and is often on various news and talk shows. I think he mostly works with The Absolute Sound.

The most reliable reviewer is me. All my reviews are clear, concise, well-written and spot-on. Everyone else's reviews suck. Except Mikey. He's pretty good.

Yep, the ultimate reviewer is on both sides of your head; your ears.

Personal preferences rule, always, but that doesn't render professional reviewers irrelevant. Trained ears and broad experience is a boon in the sorting process in complex field of play. My ears can't audition every component choice out there, even though they may be the ultimate decider.