The Absolute Sound "review" of USB cable reads suspiciously like a press releaste

john_g06-21-2019 4:21pm

erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,104 posts 06-21-2019 at 04:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete New to TAS??
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,814 posts 06-21-2019 at 05:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Exactly Erik. ALL their "reviews" sound like press releases, and have for many years. I met and spoke with Robert Harley when he was at Stereophile, and he seemed legit. But he, like William Barr, appears to have been drawn to the dark side and ethically compromised ;-) .
john_g OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 81 posts 06-21-2019 at 05:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete erik_squires Been reading TAS for some years. This one just seemed particularly egregious.
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,876 posts 06-21-2019 at 06:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's not a review. It's a press release. All mags and 'zines do it.