Recommendations to "Professional" Reviewers?


What would recommend to the reviewers at Stereophile, TAs and the likes? Not in terms of equip to review, but what they need to include in their review write up more consistently? Also not about ind discounts etc....what should they do more to make the reviews more helpful to us consumers? Lets start this thread as quite a few reviewers are Audiogon members and hopefully take this feedback.

From my perspective,
Need to consistently contrast & compare against equipment in similiar price range: frequently done but not consistently...comparing to the mfr's old model is not helpful enough without the added info on competitors. Not asking to name what is "best" but what are the rel individual strengths and weakness within the group?
Try to link technology used to listening results: a lot of times, we see write ups dealing with this as separate issues: though at times it would be pure conjecture, but at least make an attempt
Don't tweak excessively: the review is about the equip, not what tweaks u can do to your system
Try to suggest other equip in the chain that would seem a good match
When reviewing Hi-rez digital, always always first comment on redbook CD capability (I have seen quite a few exceptions to this obvious rule!)
henryhk
Here is another one...when reviewing power amps, they should really comment how well they drive speakers of various loads...especially when it comes to tubes. This is done frequently but consistently.
>>reviewers should not accept 'perks of any kind' from manufacturers<<

That's right. No dinners, no lunches, no vacations, no freebies, no samples, no special pricing. However this IS how the review process works and we all must be cognizant of it with EVERY published review. I for one don't take any of them seriously. There is bias of some sort in each and every one. Listen for yourself and stop supporting the shills.
They could skip "this is the best I've ever heard!" or "this is the best" statements!. I've read this so many times that it has become annoying. Besides, making such a statement usually invites a severe backlash from readers. The statement implies that reviewer has heard everything out there. This is close to impossible!
if the restaurant critic for the detroit free-press accepts an accomodation from a restaurant they are fired. by definition it requires two 'willing' parties to engage in this. they should spell this out prominently.....like a store policy. the notion that audio journalists are qualified to professionally recommend something for a consumer to invest in is just fine. if 'accomodation' goes with the territory, then a prominent warning to never buy the items reviewed. now its entertainment like reading one's horoscope.