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RE: Apparently

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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