Sugarbubble
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EVERYTHING has merits with Steve. He is a look on the bright side guy... from thousand dollar a watt tube amps to fifty year old planar speakers, he loves them all.
I'm fairly certain I know how a review of an ASR-assembled system would go - unless it was a blind review. But, if they were willing to do blind reviews, we'd all have a lot less to complain about.
Nobody fucks with the Jesus..That is exactly because of the back and forth that has been going on. When you impune someone's reputation, you're not likely to get an unbiased review...proving my point.
However, Steve is not one of those reviewers that insists that the price tag imbues special qualities onto a device. In fact most of his reviews are budget minded.
Indeed, even on this forum, many posts contain lists of equipment with the $ value (though this is not all meant to be boastful).
That is exactly because of the back and forth that has been going on. When you impune someone's reputation, you're not likely to get an unbiased review...proving my point.
However, Steve is not one of those reviewers that insists that the price tag imbues special qualities onto a device. In fact most of his reviews are budget minded.
Indeed, even on this forum, many posts contain lists of equipment with the $ value (though this is not all meant to be boastful).
99% of subjective-oriented reviews relay on 2 things , a imagination and creative writing .As has been said many many times on this forum, it's not the money that's the issue. It's the method of choosing what gets recommended. If it's cheap and works, great. If it's expensive and works, great. If it's expensive and does nothing better than something much cheaper but you're recommending it on the basis that it does do something better, well that's not so great.
There's simply no point. They know what is good and what is not. They are simply doing the marketing work for whatever manufacturer sponsors them. Just read his Revel M16 review if you want to get a sense of what such a review would be like. It's overall positive, but nothing that of a pile of garbage like Klipsch, when he's doing the hard sell. When many of these subjective reviewers listen to a speaker with an objectively good response curve (everyone knows Revel's house curve), they say that the speakers lack excitement. "Neutrality" is a concept used negatively. (Are they saying the actual recordings suck????) That other guy mentioned calls himself a "tone whore." (I mean, if you care about measurements, why would you want to listen to his reviews when he says such things.)
We simply give these folks too much benefit of the doubt. They are salesmen, selling the item reviewed and page views. That's it. As has been stated, they are good if you want to know what's happening in the market, and to get anecdotal info about the fit and finish quality of the wares. But at this point we have been beaten over the head with evidence that says their evaluations of the speakers themselves are worthless.
Imagine watching YouTube videos of people giving subjective evaluations of TV and monitor color calibrations.
they are good if you want to know what's happening in the market
The truth is, we're messing with his livelihood. He *is* a salesman. He sold high-end audio for decades. If you don't value his opinion, then don't watch his reviews.
Honestly, I think we're better served by bashing companies like AudioQuest who are intentionally deceiving their customers.
So... AudioQuest. They're salespeople, too. Not sure it's fair to Mr. Guttenberg or to AQ to judge their motives (other than that they're both motivated to make a sale) is it?
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So... AudioQuest. They're salespeople, too. Not sure it's fair to Mr. Guttenberg or to AQ to judge their motives (other than that they're both motivated to make a sale) is it?
The truth is, we're messing with his livelihood. He *is* a salesman. He sold high-end audio for decades. If you don't value his opinion, then don't watch his reviews.
Honestly, I think we're better served by bashing companies like AudioQuest who are intentionally deceiving their customers.
I think there is a distinction here. Steve is selling YouTube advertising. He's driving traffic. He's not selling you a $5 cable for $2000
I hate to sound mean, but I don't really care about his livelihood. That's his problem.
oops?It's the capitalist market
He's a salesman. It's more like a socialist saying he doesn't worry too much about the feelings of landlords.I don't disagree with you. Though that's a very capitalist thing to say.