DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC

speaking of "professional" reviews credibility as part of hi-end audio...

There is problem with both parties (I am not talking about DCS vs Golden Ear case), manufacturers and the reviewers. Such incidents is just showing the issues with big manufacturers.

Whats about the reviewers/review sites offering rewards to to each and every product they review or whatever they review is the best thing thing they have heard till date?

Regards,

Audio_phool

audio_phool

... there needs to be some standard guidelines set for reviewers and manufacturers.
Because of the lack of regulation a manufacturer can pressure the smaller reviewers in not publishing the negative reviews. Or vice a versa ...

What would you do, dilute the First Amendment? There is already a process in place for dealing with things like this.

So-called professional reviewers is just an unnecessary leeching layer to the industry. They all naturally driven by free buck and indeed have no credibility.

What would you do, dilute the First Amendment? There is already a process in place for dealing with things like this.

First amendment is applicable only if both manufacturer and the reviewer are in US. So for a lot of cases it is not going to be applicable e.g. what if the reviewer was in Hong Kong in that case do you think first amendment is going to be even applicable?

That is why a framework is needed which then could be agreed and imposed upon both manufacturers and reviewers, just like your various standards e.g ISO.

Regards,
Audio_phool