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JJayGilb replied to the thread Paid reviewers.Yes, it has always been that way and will probably not get better. One has to want to seek knowledge and broaden their horizons. I'm 59...
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JIt appears to me that the majority will without question believe more or less anything, was it always like this? Keith
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JI am suspicious of ALL reviews, paid for or otherwise. Whether it's done for money or ego, they have an agenda. I apply this to...
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JSadly Matt the huge majority of posters on other forums are uninformed and show no desire whatsoever to become informed. I believe that...
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JLighten up, the masses don’t read this stuff. I’m a salesman, you don’t get sales by giving too much information, fastest way to turn a...
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JMy default is not to trust ANY reviews unless backed-up by measurements. :D Or properly done blind listening tests would be OK in some...
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JAs we know biases are for a large part subconscious, so the default for me is that nobody is impartial, payed or otherwise. For sure...
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JEasiest way to look at these people are as what they really are... influencers and marketing. It's likely a lot of them receive either...
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JJayGilb reacted to Blumlein 88's post in the thread About design philosophy _ are minimalists right or not ? with
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I for a long time believed in the simple circuit. Built some myself for preamps. They can be good to excellent. But minimalism is... -
JJayGilb reacted to DVDdoug's post in the thread Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused? with Like.
There is a particular analog* defect that can subtract left from right, creating a center-channel "vocal remover" effect. Since bass...
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Jthat 20 minutes did not fill itself! content creators nowadays have to push out content like crazy to mindless watching viewers, so the...
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JYears ago, I bought a pair of used Vandersteens off of Craigslist, mostly based on many glowing reviews in Stereophile. As soon as I...
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JLooking through his actual posts on his feed, he's made a lot of stupid commentary on a lot of topics, so I think he's just stupid. e.g...
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JJayGilb reacted to Acapella's post in the thread Finding the right amplifier - General Question with Like.
Hello together, i am thinking about to find the right amp for my speakers. Currently I am using KEF R3 Meta speakers and the amp should...
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JThere’s a set of principles at play here. ASR exists for the sole purpose of objective reviews of products and user engagement around...