There are reviewers who I trust, and then those who are in it for the wrong reasons, and obviously getting big kickbacks from companies for a good review. We’d be fooling ourselves to think otherwise. YouTube is full of both, and certain ones are absolutely cringeworthy, but this isn’t YouTube. It’s a group of our peers. I don’t think it’d hurt to at least put together a list and then group of willing individuals here on A’gon with earned credibility to do such a thing. Will it come to fruition? That, I don’t know. There’s a lot of variables at play too, such as their listening rooms, and you’d have to make sure things such as cables used in these reviews are exactly the the same and with the same amount of burn in time, if you wanted accuracy. There’s much more I can’t think of off the top of my head, but I at least believe it to be a cool idea.
Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?
So, I've been thinking that there are a number of hifi products that I would love to hear or, at least, reviewed by folks I know and respect. I then thought what if a panel of fellow members each listened and reviewed the product.
I'd pay money to read (or watch/hear) ericsquires, wolfgarcia, millercarbon, and georgehifi each receive the same amp, speaker, etc. and review it.
I'd pay money to read (or watch/hear) ericsquires, wolfgarcia, millercarbon, and georgehifi each receive the same amp, speaker, etc. and review it.
- ...
- 122 posts total
I cannot resist reading reviews, even bad one...But it was very misleading for me 7 years ago, at the beginning of my conscious audio journey, instilling in me the false impression that upgrading an electronic components was the key to Hi-Fi, and it is absolutely false... Alas! Most people think like me 7 years ago... But I loved reading reviews this is a point I cannot negate... " I like cheating and reviews" - Groucho Marx |
jbhiller OP 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. >>>>That should ensure the reviewer’s hearing has gone all to hell above what, about 10 kHz? That’s just great! 🤗 |
- 122 posts total