Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews?

@bdp24 …and don’t forget The Sensible Sound…

I have heard their speakers, and while they are not among my favorites, they sound like many other modern, high end speakers.  I don’t hear any unique qualities that I can attribute to any aspect of their design such that I cannot begin to suspect the aluminum midrange cones are guilty for any shortcomings.  So what if YG hasn’t changed that aspect of its design; perhaps they got it right from the beginning.  There are a lot of speaker manufacturers that have not changed fundamental aspects of their design in many decades, such as SoundLab and Magneplanar, and people continue to like their sound.

My midrange driver is a compression driver that, to my personal taste, has few rivals.  The driver is very expensive but it delivers detail and microdynamic subtleties without being harsh and etched sounding.  It certainly was high tech when it was made sometime around 1939.

NO....frankly....

To imply a company has a “lack of integrity” simply because they chose not to make changes to their midrange driver is ridiculous, and weird.  I am curious why you even care.  If you don’t like the magazine and/or the speakers, then vote with your wallet and don’t buy them.

On their website, YG Acoustics states,

“What’s important is how the speakers sound to people: in real systems, in real rooms. That’s what we want to talk about.”

Good for them, more people should take that viewpoint.

To your original question, I couldn't care less.  Magazines, and audio reviewers, are going to print what they want.  Sincerity in advertising is somewhere between an aspiration and a reality.  Reviewer opinions, even when objective and sincere, are fraught with variables including room acoustics, partnering equipment, sonic preferences, musical preferences, and reviewer bias.  No two reviewers are going to call something exactly the same.  It is my job to sort through what I read, verify and confirm what I believe to be true, and make my own decisions about products I would like to know more about.

...I read reviews with a salt block and a strong chaser when I'm in the mood for a glowing review with an implied tinge of irony...

"...it's Really Good, but...."

...followed or preceded by all manner of commentary, whereas I'm looking for some basic specs and the what 'n how does it do what it does. Or not.

Drawn to pro gear, things not req'd to look 'pretty'

The technology has rose to a level that even 'mid-fi' has the numbers that we used to demand from the stratos-level stuff that req'd a 2nd mortgage or made the card whimper and the sig other get testy at best...

If she/he/? filed for a divorce/division and you Really disposed of your 'disposable income', you are/were at fault and stfu.....

Consider car ads.....even the ones that end up being citrus with wheels in the shop yet again get transposed in the ads 'n reviews as the mobile manse you can't ignore...irony be damned, along with your theoretical budget....

Personal pref ='s flexibility.....'how' I define that is mho.... ;)