Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review?


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robert1976

Nothing new here…I see those exact words often repeated in describing the sound of many products so no big deal for me…the reviewer did listen to the cable as @facten pointed out. That’s all anyone could hope for from these reviewers who are often incentivized in one fashion or another. I read publications like TAS, Stereophile and HiFI News to keep me updated with latest products and industry news.

+1, @chayro 

I don’t think any of us take these reviews seriously, so there’s not much at stake here. But are we sure it isn’t the manufacturer who lifted this adulating tripe from the REVIEW? Quite honestly if I made the cables and paid good money for that review I’d be like "oooh - that’s a fancy way to describe the cables on my site!". Yoink! Again, not that it matters, whichever direction the effusive prose migrated from.

People often criticize reviewers, but how many trust their own ears enough to buy something not reviewed by the mainstream? From what I can see, not that many.

@chayro 
This is a very good, and fair point. There’s far too much back & forth bickering & speculation on these forums, with far too little of: buy-it / try-it / post-honestly-on-it.

Was this some kind of Eureka! moment?

This has been going on for many, many years and not all reviewers do it. Be sure to take those babies out before you toss the bathwater.

All the best,
Nonoise