The "how many reviews it got" rule


This is my rule of thump when I purchase components online
without having heard them first.  If a component received a
lot of reviews, chances are the component is very good.
I mean the component has to be good to attract a lot of
reviewers. Most reviewers probably wouldn’t
bother to review something he doesn’t like in the first place.
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Elizabeth, $7k for a digital player ? No way. Couple of days ago I saw used Gryphon for $2600, that's reasonable and it will probably outperform just about any single box player.
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I to Fall for the same basis principles of marketing. Reading about audio stuff and discovering music, new equipment , people that write nice stories, etc etc. This gets me entiusiast about something that I also like to discover. It is to me a valuable  and fun part of the hobby. 

Frequently it sends me in a direction tot explore. If there are more reviews the feeling grows and changes are that that product got reviewed by me.  
If there is a chance or most of the time a need to buy. (Replacement , upgrade, bored) 

But I never buy something that has not been heared by myself in my room and system. Many reviews despite.

“Online” buying on a basis of a lot of reviews is not for me. 

Noting so subjective as “audio”. 
Try writing a negative review about a Bose product.  See where that gets you.  Just sayin'.