I'm sad to say it, but my fellow countrymen Hans van Beekhuyzen was been at it again. This time with a new video about a passive device that claims to remove noise from streamer network cables. I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of linking the video here. Just search youtube for "Network Acoustics ENO Streaming System"
While the video is full of illiterate non-scientific non-sense, what struck me most was the comments section. I had seen that before on many of his videos: it's so creepily positive . This time however there was a hint of criticism:
To which Hans replies with:
So the translation is simple: anyone that has negative comments, and has never heard the products, should shut up, even if those people come with valid criticisms and science to back up their arguments. The fact alone that companies send him free shit to test, is already all the influence needed. Would he make honest objective reviews, very few companies would dare send him stuff. So it's total bullshit. And he knows, has been doing it for 45 years. As for being insulted: well, real insults should be blocked and are really unnecessary and unconstructive, but I have the feeling that an insult is quickly made against Hans. He's so sensitive
While the video is full of illiterate non-scientific non-sense, what struck me most was the comments section. I had seen that before on many of his videos: it's so creepily positive . This time however there was a hint of criticism:
Critic said:Hi Hans, Sad to remark this but blocking negative comments sounds more like you serve the company product selling interests than anything else (your credibility protection - even if that's the case there are better - more "credible" - ways to do this). As no surprise this didn't help my trust in your independence.
To which Hans replies with:
Hans said:I am not blocking negative comments. I clearly stated that in the video. Every comment will be moderated prior to going public to filter out comments from people that have no experience with the ENO and still think they can have an opinion on the product. Videos on product that improve the ethernet signal for a better sound quality generate a lot of stupid, nasty comments and I don't feel like being insulted time and time over again. I will never - let me rephrase that - I CAN NEVER do reviews that are in any way influenced by the manufacturers or distributor. And I have a 45 year track record to prove it.
So the translation is simple: anyone that has negative comments, and has never heard the products, should shut up, even if those people come with valid criticisms and science to back up their arguments. The fact alone that companies send him free shit to test, is already all the influence needed. Would he make honest objective reviews, very few companies would dare send him stuff. So it's total bullshit. And he knows, has been doing it for 45 years. As for being insulted: well, real insults should be blocked and are really unnecessary and unconstructive, but I have the feeling that an insult is quickly made against Hans. He's so sensitive