Is it possible he reviews a lot of things but politely only publishes the ones he really likes?
Vandersteen 2CE Signature III — video review on YouTube by Steve Guttenberg (1/15/2023)
Steve gives them an excellent rating. Nice shout-out to John Rutan at AudioConnection. His reviews are quirky, and I know not everyone is a fan of him but since I own these speakers and love them, I love the review! 😎
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re: "Is it possible he reviews a lot of things but politely only publishes the ones he really likes?" Don’t know, but I would guess that manufacturers—knowing it’s a safe bet he won’t air anything too harshly critical (the closest he comes seems to be "damning with faint praise")—offer lots of gear to him for reviewing. A steady supply of new, nice gear to listen to...maybe that is his ulterior motive? I know there are some people making BIG bucks on YouTube doing those product unboxing videos (WTH?)—does anyone know if he makes a nice living from this?
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@jjss49 I find it interesting that you discuss Vandersteens getting brighter. One of the great databases of info is John Atkinson's measurements. I looked through several of them and didn't see the speakers getting brighter. I am hyper-sensitive to forward and nasal sounds. My Quatros are certainly more revealing than older designs I have heard. There is more harmonic information, and the speakers seem to settle faster, I assume because of better drivers and boxes (where there are boxes), but I have never heard them sound bright. Perhaps the amp matchup or cabling was off when you heard them. |
you may well be right or both points may be true... more perceptibly transparent and also brighter remember that perceived brightness is a relative balance issue and also related to relative speed of drivers and phase characteristics no doubt better drivers are being used over time as they become available or available at a reasonable cost .... |
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