Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?

NO

NO

No

If someone like Ericsquires, for example, has been listening and tweaking for 30-40 years I’d be curious to hear what he has to say after living with a component for a month. Then it would be cool to contrast his view with several others who also had an opportunity to live with the same product for a month. 
I have a sneaking suspicion many of the naysayers are just being contrarian here. If one doesn’t care about what reviews have to say or anyone on this form’s view, why even read the forums?  Maybe I’m being a touch flippant here. :). 
I particularly enjoy and find value in what others have experienced with a product. While it’s likely far from gospel, unpaid real life listeners trying out products in their systems are a good source for me to look at. 
While I really enjoy pros like Fremer, Reichert, Kessler, Guttenberg and so on, these dudes do have to answer to bosses. These dudes are not traditionally building systems the way we “ordinary folk” are. These dudes, as lovely people as they are, are not typically in the same position as strict hobbyists.  
I use what others say and think as a guide. It’s a guide that I must vet yet one I enjoy and use as a tool. 

But for one exception; I’d sooner pay to have Julian Hirsch resurrected!