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I search by title locally and by google or ddg in general.
 
Even though we have a Review Index, I have been remiss in keeping it updated.
Doh! I didn’t know this. For the last few years I only ever watch the review “homepage/index” for new reviews, sometimes a week or so between updates. Now I’ll have to go back and look to see what I’ve missed.

Thanks for the heads up!
 
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Agreed, this type of search words very well to find reviews. It is good if "review" is in the title, along with some keywords like "speaker" "DAC", "Phono", "amplifier", "AVR", "CD player". As long as there are such keywords it is easy to find reviews, and specific ones if you have a model no.
 
Doh! I didn’t know this. For the last few years I only ever watch the review “homepage” for new reviews, sometimes a week or so between updates. Now I’ll have to go back and look to see what I’ve missed.

Thanks for the heads up!
I'm confused-I thought @amirm said the "Index" wasn't updated. Therefore the only way to know if new reviews are posted is to go to the "Review" homepage. Correct?
 
I'm confused-I thought @amirm said the "Index" wasn't updated. Therefore the only way to know if new reviews are posted is to go to the "Review" homepage. Correct?
Yes.
 

Advanced search. Sort by date. Written by amirm. Has "review" in the title. Newest to oldest reviews. Easy peasy. Not sure if that's a permanent link, though.
 
I too search by "Search by titles" and author amirm, if result is not expected I do broad search. :D
 
I just wish people would do this (or any search) before posting redundant threads such as "Which speaker / amp / DAC / AVR" etc.

There's a search function for a reason.
 
Consider adding a 'link' to this posting with a brief explanation to the relevant pages of the Master Audio Review Index and creating a 'sticky' for the posting.
 
I have already completed the reclassification of the Headphones category, and all products in this category have been properly indexed. I have also manually classified many products in the Audio Electronics category, but due to the sheer scale of the task, I couldn't persist with it. I haven't started indexing the Speakers category yet. I believe many products could be migrated to specific categories directly through the backend using database methods, but I don't have the necessary permissions, nor do I know the complexity of implementing this. May I inquire with the ASR backend engineer if they could assist in bulk categorizing Audio Electronics? If possible, I could then continue with this... somewhat daunting task.
 
I was absent from the forum (and internet) for a while. How do you want to categorize Audio Electronics?
 
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I plan to reclassify the Audio Electronics to:

DAC
Headphone AMP
DAC+Headphone AMP
USB Dongle
Preamp
Speaker AMP
DAC+Speaker AMP
Phono Preamp
Car AMP
DAP/Cellphone
Digital Source
Analog Source
Digital Cable
Analog Cable
Audio Tweak
ADC/Soundcard
Other
(AC-DC)

If following things can be auto moved by database means it would be much faster.

Streamer (Player) -> Digital Source
Power/Mains Filter -> Audio Tweak
ADC/DAC Interface -> ADC/Soundcard
DAC (Dedicated) -> DAC
 
A shame that can't be split into Power Amp and Integrated Amp, but I understand the limitations here too.


JSmith
I used to separate the preamp, the power amp and the integrated speaker amp during classification, but I then found in the process that there is no essential difference between the power amp and the integrated speaker amp, because modern volume adjustment method is too rich. Taking all things into consideration, the ideal way is to treat the preamp as a separate class, and then treat the power amp and the integrated amp as a class.
 
I can reareange db index and primary, and rename categories. Best to continue via PM (and include @amirm)
 
The Review Index seems to have disappeared?!
Yes, please refer to this thread:

 
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