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Audio equipment reviews

I was on the zoom program last night with Audio reviewers, Herb Richert, Steve Guttenberg, Nan Pierce and two others and one of the big takeaways was the admission that they dislike writing negative reviews about equipment and would not write reviews about inferior equipment or equipment that didn’t fit well in their setups. So they agreed that if you don’t see a particular piece reviewed, it may say something about its quality. They also choose what to review so we will only read about pieces that they pre approve of or are interested in. I found this a little troublesome as I would like to see reviews on something is not up to standard or not worth buying. So it’s up to us to use the process of elimination when looking for new items to look into for our systems. If you can’t find a review, avoid it? Hmmmm
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Nobody wants to review crap gear, there is plenty of good gear to review.
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"....where they somehow make this out as being the heroes who fix the industry, and drag it before the public courts.. psychologically positioned as the great heroes exposing the beast? Yeah, right..."

Over recent decades the idea of "Consumer Reports" type of journalism is a failed model for many products especially hi-fi. Manufacturers want their gear reviewed and out in the public eye but they would not be comfortable with having their gear torn apart or even having a small chance at a poor review. We are all in this hobby together. Manufacturers, reviewers, retailers, and customers/end users. There is no conspiracy only an effort to increase the interest in the hobby and support the manufacturers that are doing it right.      
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