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In Reply to: TAS Spencer Holbert's Shameful Admission. posted by geezerrocket on April 7, 2014 at 10:48:49:
with a symbiotic relationship with the manufacturers. That is to be expected, but it limits the reviewers' effectiveness. Their opinions DO hold some sway as the audiophile community is small, reads reviews, and reviews do help popularize gear, which adds resale value.
The reviewers are, at the least, able to obtain gear at cost. And that is fine. But a reviewer who constantly criticizes gear will get shut out of that privilege, by either no longer being loaned gear for review and possible purchase or, worse yet, no longer being asked to review at all!
There is a degree of honesty that is possible. But this is a carefully balanced relationship, that, like a marriage, must balance hard honesty with goodwill to keep the marriage afloat!
Even before TAS accepted advertising, if they had laid bare in their fashion of writing solely criticism of weaknesses of each piece of gear, eventually they would have been given nothing to review. As in every relationship, each piece of stereo gear has its good and bad points.
Nobody wants to be stuck sleeping on the couch, even if they do have a gorgeous looking and sounding amplifier to keep them warm...
Steve
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- What I am realizing is the reviewer community is a club... - Steve Parry 15:12:59 04/09/14 (20)
- The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - Ralph 13:56:34 04/11/14 (12)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - chervokas 13:21:09 06/13/14 (5)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - Ralph 14:18:25 06/13/14 (3)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - chervokas 19:03:09 06/13/14 (0)
- Let's set expectations - Bill Way 15:00:11 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: Agreed nt - Ralph 08:55:25 06/16/14 (0)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - lord addleford 14:13:03 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - rick_m 10:13:17 04/14/14 (1)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - Ralph 11:06:53 04/14/14 (0)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - geezerrocket 15:15:03 04/11/14 (3)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - Ralph 09:28:23 04/14/14 (2)
- RE: The correct principle is that a rising tide raises all boats - geezerrocket 10:50:09 04/14/14 (1)
- its funny, - Ralph 11:12:15 04/14/14 (0)
- Like Groucho said... - mkuller 18:54:22 04/09/14 (3)
- RE: Like Groucho said... - oldmkvi 08:33:19 04/10/14 (2)
- That was a great era... - mkuller 10:16:23 04/10/14 (1)
- Shirley you've seen - oldmkvi 10:54:13 04/10/14 (0)
- Nah, not a club - Sue Kraft 16:59:29 04/09/14 (0)
- RE: What I am realizing is the reviewer community is a club... - John Atkinson 15:28:27 04/09/14 (1)
- RE: What I am realizing is the reviewer community is a club... - bjh 17:26:38 04/09/14 (0)
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