blindjim,
one of my bigger pet peeves is to read thru a review or article on audio
equipment, and no one posts the just as important info... like weights,
sizes, number of inputs, or outputs, sensitivities, IMP's, damping
factors, even cost isn't always squarely confronted on the home website
of the manufacturer..
Oh boy do I ever agree with you!
I've been in the market again recently so have been reading a lot of reviews and it drives me NUTS reading reviews were the specs aren't stated somewhere in an immediately accessible, organized fashion.
How big are the speakers? How much? What's the stated sensitivity, frequency response, etc.
Having to wade through the body of the review hoping the reviews has stated these somewhere is so aggravating.
This is one reason why I appreciate Stereophile reviews so much: I always know exactly where to go to clearly see the relevant specs (not to mention the bonus of the measurements).