My but it's funny how just about any topic can get peoples' dander up. Do you get paid for your work? So do reviewers, deal with it, they are not the Great Satan.
This is what you get with capitalism, it's not so bad. Learn how to read critically, or go read 5 star Amazon reviews instead.
Professional reviews never pan a product because they don't review a component that is crap. They return it and decline to review it, it's a professional courtesy.
There was an antidote for lousy sounding products, it was called auditioning it for yourself at the local dealer. But we all drove them out of business by buying Chinese knock offs online, so now we're stuck with trying to return it if we don't like it. At least we saved a buck on that pirated speaker cable.
This is what you get with capitalism, it's not so bad. Learn how to read critically, or go read 5 star Amazon reviews instead.
Professional reviews never pan a product because they don't review a component that is crap. They return it and decline to review it, it's a professional courtesy.
There was an antidote for lousy sounding products, it was called auditioning it for yourself at the local dealer. But we all drove them out of business by buying Chinese knock offs online, so now we're stuck with trying to return it if we don't like it. At least we saved a buck on that pirated speaker cable.