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Equipment reviews, are they credible?

Maybe I'm just thinking outloud but; do all these new equipment reviews have any value? If someone you do not know reviews a piece of gear for which he has spent a significant amount of money can his opinion be trusted. I'm not suggesting the person is lying but I think people have to justify (at least in their own minds) the money they spent.
Then there is the issue not knowing the person doing the review. We don't know their personal preferences or their perspectives. As I read these forums I see there are some names that continue to pop up that give good advice, there are some whose advice is not as good, and some people who are idiots.
How do you know which of the above categories the reviewer of the piece of equipment comes from?
With money having been invested and credibility in question, who can we trust?
nrchy

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clueless
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>"The site needs to be constructed so that a review writer can draft their article over more than one session if need be."

For now all you need to do is write it in the wordprocessor of your choice and copy and paste.

I remain,
clueless
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Hi Nrchy

you said> "How do you know which of the above categories the reviewer of the piece of equipment comes from?"

I'm a little hurt because I really feel I have done my part in this regard. My handle was adopted after numerious e-mail requests in the interest of full and fair disclosure. Furthermore, I am on good behavior as I have been told that if I fail one more urine test I will not be allowed to post here anymore.

By the way, the "Bose Lifestyle Acoustamas 5s" sound great and have the added advantage that you can put the subwoofer under the couch with no ill effects and are small enough to cryogenically treat the entire tweeter in your own freezer.

A real value!

Sincerely
I remain,
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