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Posted by Ian White on April 6, 2001 at 10:00:29

In Reply to: Why do reviews bring out the worst in inmates? posted by daveemac on April 6, 2001 at 01:47:31:

Hi,

Why do people respond aggressively to reviews?

From my perspective as both a reviewer and 24-7 (okay 22-7) audio/music nut, it has to do with the fact that a positive review reaffirms one's choice in gear and makes you feel so "smart" because you think that it is good as well. If a "reviewer" trashes a piece of gear that you like or own, you feel as if you made a bad decision and nobody likes to be told that they are stupid, or that they wasted their money.

Why people make a "review" of something that they personally didn't even build a life-changing event, is beyond me.

It's a piece of metal (or wood) folks...not a life saving surgery or cure for cancer.

1. None of us hear exactly the same way or listen for the same things, so attacking someone because of what they truly hear/heard is a stupid waste of time.

2. Just because something costs $1.37, that doesn't make it bad and on the flip side, just because something costs $22,000, that doesn't make it good. Our expectation is that IT SHOULD be good for that amount of money, but that isn't always the case.

3. Pure jealousy. It's a fact of life that some people are jealous of others who can afford mucho-expensive gear and rather than aspire to work extra hard or change your way of life to save money for that piece of gear, it's easier to ridicule someone who can afford it.

The fact still remains that the high-end is an elitist club for boys with small tubes and we don't like outsiders or people who dare to try something new with technology. For people who claim to be interested in the enjoyment of high fidelity and the expansion of our musical and technical knowledge, we are about as close-minded as they come.

If it makes you enjoy music more than something else did before, then it can't be a bad thing.

Ian White
www.enjoythemusic.com

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