If Jeff Fritz was told to break the amp in for 30 days and remove dc compensation and it was not done, this can mean only 2 things
1. There was a hidden agenda to give a poor review.
2. Pure laziness on the part of the reviewer to do the work required.
I think any sensible person would realise that the first point is very unlikely.
But this still does not excuse Soundstage's respectability as a publication, and if I was a manufacturer I would be wary of sending anything to them for review.
But then there is also the issue of the importer being at fault, why the hell don't you break the gear in yourself before sending stuff out??
It never ceases to amaze me when I read reviews where a componant improves after 200 hours of break in. Either the reviewer is lying or the distributor of the product is an idiot who is trying to cut his own throat by not presenting the product in the best possible light.
1. There was a hidden agenda to give a poor review.
2. Pure laziness on the part of the reviewer to do the work required.
I think any sensible person would realise that the first point is very unlikely.
But this still does not excuse Soundstage's respectability as a publication, and if I was a manufacturer I would be wary of sending anything to them for review.
But then there is also the issue of the importer being at fault, why the hell don't you break the gear in yourself before sending stuff out??
It never ceases to amaze me when I read reviews where a componant improves after 200 hours of break in. Either the reviewer is lying or the distributor of the product is an idiot who is trying to cut his own throat by not presenting the product in the best possible light.