The power of the review!!

I have spoken with Steve Williams about this matter and we both agree that neither one of us wants our forums to become mud slinging contests. I ask all of you to keep things on topic and please do not speak negatively about any member of this forum or WBF. I'm fully aware of what has transpired and I am monitoring this thread carefully.
 
Frankly good or negative reviews should b an introductory jump off point for evaluating any new product. Like many advances in medicine, advances in audio r incremental improvements not revolutionary leaps forward. Certainly time, weeks not minutes provide a more valuable experience than a single high profile reviewer say good or bad things. Above a certain quality every thing sounds at least decent. It may not rock your world but decent. My personal goal is can I get it as nice and holographic as I can in my listening room, in my listening chair for the music I enjoy. I don't give rats butt that Joe Blows speakers sound great for classical in his 40x 60 room. I just need my ears in my little critically positioned chair to sound great to my ears for my music at a volume I enjoy.

Nick
 
veindoc said:
Frankly good or negative reviews should b an introductory jump off point for evaluating any new product. Like many advances in medicine, advances in audio r incremental improvements not revolutionary leaps forward. Certainly time, weeks not minutes provide a more valuable experience than a single high profile reviewer say good or bad things. Above a certain quality every thing sounds at least decent. It may not rock your world but decent. My personal goal is can I get it as nice and holographic as I can in my listening room, in my listening chair for the music I enjoy. I don't give rats butt that Joe Blows speakers sound great for classical in his 40x 60 room. I just need my ears in my little critically positioned chair to sound great to my ears for my music at a volume I enjoy.

Nick
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Agreed!! You can read as many reviews as you want it doesn't matter how much anyone liked or hated something,if it don't sound good in your space with your equip listening to your music, it doesn't really help you at all.

The above statement is also true about there being no bad reviews anymore. Tough to find one.
With that said there are a few guys out there I trust in their opinion, but even that can be taken with a grain of salt.
For example I love my amps, but I steer clear of recommending them to anyone . Because if they bought em , then sold em a month later, I would feel bad even when nothing was said about it. I'd say the person should go hear a pair but that's it.

As far as people following other people to this forum to continue an argument , I'm just glad Mike, Joe and Mark don't stand for that stuff. :D

Great topic though as some reviewers are letting people down . You can't trust they are not financially driven anymore.
 
veindoc said:
Frankly good or negative reviews should b an introductory jump off point for evaluating any new product. Like many advances in medicine, advances in audio r incremental improvements not revolutionary leaps forward. Certainly time, weeks not minutes provide a more valuable experience than a single high profile reviewer say good or bad things. Above a certain quality every thing sounds at least decent. It may not rock your world but decent. My personal goal is can I get it as nice and holographic as I can in my listening room, in my listening chair for the music I enjoy. I don't give rats butt that Joe Blows speakers sound great for classical in his 40x 60 room. I just need my ears in my little critically positioned chair to sound great to my ears for my music at a volume I enjoy.

Nick
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Big +1 nick!
 
The problem with reviews (and other people's opinions in general) is not in what they tell you. The problem is that we generally hear what we want to hear and disregard most or all of the rest, which is unfortunate because there is often quite a bit of information "between the lines". :)
 
Lets no go overboard though. Without reviews/user feedback, we often dont hear about new/obscure gear, so they have a definitely positive purpose. How they are interpreted and acted upon is key.
 
The Sandman said:
The problem with reviews (and other people's opinions in general) is not in what they tell you. The problem is that we generally hear what we want to hear and disregard most or all of the rest, which is unfortunate because there is often quite a bit of information "between the lines". :)
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Agreed…..We often rationalize and then do what we have already decided to do.
 
The Sandman said:
The problem with reviews (and other people's opinions in general) is not in what they tell you. The problem is that we generally hear what we want to hear and disregard most or all of the rest, which is unfortunate because there is often quite a bit of information "between the lines". :)
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Wasn't that lifted from a Simon and Garfunkel song?
 
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