In Reply to: Apparently posted by E-Stat on January 29, 2008 at 13:51:46:
How I "use" a review depends on the reviewer and the product. If you provide some baseline information (what speakers you like and dislike), maybe I or someone else can help you to compare and contrast the Merlins. Point being that no one has heard everything, and your point of reference will likely be different from mine or the original reviewer in this post. I also rely on comparisons in reviews - but if I'm not intimately familiar with the comparison speakers (i.e. have owned them, heard them, or at the very least read about them in several other reviews), then there's still a void in the final assessment of the speaker under review. I typically purchased used gear to experience it first hand, and if it doesn't suit me, I resell it at little or no loss. I trust my ears more than any reviewer out there, no matter how impressive their pedigree.
My point in this thread is that you can't assume someone has a "lack of understanding" simply because they don't mention other speakers in a review. For all we know, the reviewer may have owned Wilsons, Soundlabs, or Magicos before he bought the Merlins - so you can criticize the lack of comparison data, but not the man's intellect.
DKL
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Follow Ups
- RE: Apparently - DKL 14:13:12 01/29/08 (24)
- If as you say... - E-Stat 14:30:47 01/29/08 (23)
- wow - DKL 18:11:11 01/29/08 (22)
- No, that conclusion doesn't follow logic at all - E-Stat 18:19:27 01/29/08 (21)
- RE: No, that conclusion doesn't follow logic at all - Bobby Palkovic 07:07:54 01/30/08 (19)
- Primarily - E-Stat 07:29:08 01/30/08 (18)
- RE: Primarily - Bobby Palkovic 10:32:28 01/30/08 (17)
- Do you think this reflects well on your product? - E-Stat 11:20:20 01/30/08 (16)
- Boy, this thread has taken on a life of it's own - combined response - E-Stat 12:31:52 01/30/08 (12)
- RE: Boy, this thread has taken on a life of it's own - combined response - Bobby Palkovic 13:06:47 01/30/08 (10)
- Mikey also mentioned Vandersteen, Wilson, and Rockport -nt - E-Stat 14:20:52 01/30/08 (9)
- RE: Mikey also mentioned Vandersteen, Wilson, and Rockport -nt - DKL 14:36:39 01/30/08 (8)
- RE: Mikey also mentioned Vandersteen, Wilson, and Rockport -nt - Bobby Palkovic 16:24:46 01/30/08 (1)
- RE: Mikey also mentioned Vandersteen, Wilson, and Rockport -nt - DKL 17:13:04 01/30/08 (0)
- No comparison? - E-Stat 14:59:57 01/30/08 (5)
- RE: No comparison? - DKL 17:01:23 01/30/08 (4)
- $3,350 later the book remains open. - GEO 18:29:53 01/30/08 (3)
- RE: $3,350 later the book remains open. - Bobby Palkovic 06:38:31 01/31/08 (2)
- RE: $3,350 later the book remains open. - GEO 07:12:48 01/31/08 (1)
- RE: $3,350 later the book remains open. - Bobby Palkovic 07:51:52 01/31/08 (0)
- RE: Boy, this thread has taken on a life of it's own - combined response - Bobby Palkovic 13:05:39 01/30/08 (0)
- RE: Do you think this reflects well on your product? - DKL 11:49:54 01/30/08 (0)
- RE: Do you think this reflects well on your product? - Ozzy 11:46:13 01/30/08 (0)
- RE: Do you think this reflects well on you? - Bobby Palkovic 11:39:24 01/30/08 (0)
- RE: No, that conclusion doesn't follow logic at all - DKL 18:43:36 01/29/08 (0)