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RE: If id doesent sound that good why dont they just admit it?

Posted by Inmate51 on June 4, 2012 at 13:16:35

In Reply to: If id doesent sound that good why dont they just admit it? posted by Raymond Leggs on June 4, 2012 at 09:24:36:

Raymond, buddy, pal...

Before you graduate from college, please take a course or two in spelling and grammar. Your writing is awful. I "get it" that people often type fast and don't care about details when posting on Internet forums, but frankly, if you have a good grasp of the written language, it's hard to make as many mistakes as you do. Some of your posts, such as the one above, are painful to read. Consider studying more, and posting less.

Also, given your interest in audio, you should take at least a Physics 101 type of class. I'm serious. You'll learn a lot about how things work, which will help you to see through some of the hearsay and myths in the audio world.

Getting back to your question... I think if you read reviews (in general) more carefully, the reviewer typically cites multiple pluses and minuses (usually more pluses than minuses, though), and so paints a picture of how one speaker is different from another, as well as possibly being better for one's taste or room or music preference (edit: or budget). And let's not forget that being a reviewer may or may not be a lucrative line of work. Some make a good living, jet here and there and dine well with industry folks, pay their own health insurance, save for retirement, etc.; while others have taxpayer-subsidized telephone service because their income is so low.

So, they walk a fine line between saying "this product isn't worth the price" and "this is a good choice" and "this is a good choice but it's too expensive" and "this product needs some re-thinking" and "this product reminds me of sixties "hi-fi", etc. After all, if they say anything remotely derogatory, they could get sued.

hth

Edits: 06/04/12 06/04/12

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