Sterophile's not so nice review of Bryston

Probably not a lot of Bryston advertising in Stereophile these days. I like reading Stereophile, but that magazine is HIGHLY influenced by advertising, among other things. One must CAREFULLY read between the lines of the equipment reviews to extract exactly what they mean. Also, for the life of me, I cannot figure out why they would give a class B, C, or D rating to a product when a cheaper product has achieved a higher rating. They should merely state ""the following products were reviewed and are not recommended at this time because better sound can be achieved with products of lower cost". That would push manufactures to either improve their products or lower their prices. Wouldn't that be nice? Just my rant.
Thanks for listening.

As Rick said, are you saying that there is corruption in the audio press? Shocking, just so shocking! Before long people will expect the New York Times to be honest and truthful, which of course, will never happen.

If readers truly want non-ad supported magazines that offer professional and non-biased or at least non-influenced reviews, then put your money where your mouth is and be prepared to pay for such a publiucation through much higher subscription fees.

You cannot have it both ways!

I'm with you on that one. The only mag I keep subscribing to is an ad-free HiFi Critic from the UK.

Back in the day when brick and mortar audio stores could be found in almost every town, I heard the Bryston gear here and there but never really liked it.

I can be swayed but in the end I believe only my own ears. They can write whatever they want. I'm wondering how any high-end hifi company can stay in business these days with so few Salons to visit for an audition.

Reviews are about entertainment and money folks.

I've been saying this for years and it's never been more evident. As a matter of fact one of their staff called me out on this during a phone call. I stood my ground.

With all of the dirt, politics, and money in play I wouldn't trust any of these clowns reviewing a hearing aid for grannie.