In Reply to: A Simple Plan posted by jdouglas51 on March 8, 2007 at 16:03:16:
...as I said below under - "Ahhh...youthful idealism":Maybe you should start an audio magazine like you describe. The question is - would anyone want to read it.
Or would anyone want to write for it.
If there is a big market for a publication like that, someone would have already done it.First of all, no reviewer wants to spend their time reviewing bad sounding equipment.
I don't really think audiophiles want to read reviews of bad sounding equipment anyway, as much as they protest.
Every review is critical of the equipment, some more than others, since nothing is perfect.
Audio reviews are merely entertaining guides to help you chose equipment to audition. Unless you have exactly the same listening biases and priorities I do, my review won't help you purchase equipment you'll like.
Most audio equipment reviewers do it part-time as a hobby and get paid a couple of hundred dollars for investing many hours over a few months to do a thorough review.
Without the ability to purchase at accomodation prices - like everyone else in the industry - few would be willing to do it.
The vast majority of reviewers I know go out of their way to be thorough, impartial and protect their reputations.
The problems occur when people act unethically. That can happen no matter what kind of structure or safeguards you put in place.
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Follow Ups
- A not so simple plan... - mkuller 16:55:47 03/08/07 (43)
- I think that Enophile just knocked your spurious arguments out of the park. - cfcjb 21:06:20 03/08/07 (0)
- Without the ability to purchase at accomodation prices...few would be willing to do it... - Enophile 19:48:04 03/08/07 (24)
- Accomodation pricing... - mkuller 09:40:21 03/09/07 (0)
- False dichotomy - Jim Austin 04:05:08 03/09/07 (22)
- Re: False dichotomy - bjh 04:47:32 03/09/07 (21)
- Who ever claimed... - Jim Austin 07:37:29 03/09/07 (19)
- Re: Who ever claimed... - bjh 08:57:41 03/09/07 (2)
- Re: Who ever claimed... - Jim Austin 11:23:00 03/09/07 (1)
- Accommodation pricing is available to online journals... - David W. Robinson 13:36:51 03/09/07 (0)
- consistant equipment swapping is the goal? - jdouglas51 08:44:17 03/09/07 (2)
- Not sure I get your point. - Jim Austin 08:53:42 03/09/07 (1)
- Re: Not sure I get your point. - jdouglas51 09:13:36 03/09/07 (0)
- P.S. - Jim Austin 07:43:52 03/09/07 (12)
- the view as an insider - jdouglas51 08:56:18 03/09/07 (11)
- Re: the view as an insider - Jim Austin 09:15:15 03/09/07 (10)
- Re: the view as an insider - bjh 09:25:01 03/09/07 (9)
- Not that I've ever been tempted, but... - Jim Austin 09:30:03 03/09/07 (8)
- Re: Not that I've ever been tempted, but... - jdouglas51 10:09:28 03/09/07 (6)
- Maybe I'm missing this... - robert young 13:24:12 03/10/07 (2)
- the distributuon chain - jdouglas51 06:44:44 03/11/07 (1)
- The cost of doing business... - robert young 11:21:10 03/11/07 (0)
- That's a fair point... - Jim Austin 10:23:09 03/09/07 (2)
- Re: That's a fair point... - Charles Hansen 13:52:00 03/09/07 (1)
- Yep, that's them. - Jim Austin 14:01:48 03/09/07 (0)
- "I'm afraid I don't get your implication. "... I feign surprise. nt - bjh 09:54:38 03/09/07 (0)
- exactly - jdouglas51 05:36:39 03/09/07 (0)
- Re: Wait ... this can't be right ... - Dr. S 18:33:09 03/08/07 (2)
- Civility and rationality could make a comeback, - Bruce Kendall 18:55:50 03/08/07 (1)
- Re: Now that is just crazy talk (nt) - Dr. S 19:50:28 03/08/07 (0)
- Re: A not so simple plan... - bjh 18:27:13 03/08/07 (10)
- A plan... - mkuller 09:49:21 03/09/07 (1)
- Re: A plan... - bjh 10:07:44 03/09/07 (0)
- Re: A not so simple plan... - Willis 19:25:13 03/08/07 (7)
- In his defense... - Jim Austin 08:45:29 03/09/07 (3)
- To your credit... - bjh 09:09:37 03/09/07 (2)
- Are you denying... - Jim Austin 09:16:54 03/09/07 (1)
- Perhaps I was wrong Grasshopper ... - bjh 09:27:44 03/09/07 (0)
- Poor baby... - bjh 21:29:32 03/08/07 (1)
- Re: Poor baby... - Willis 15:16:25 03/09/07 (0)
- chihuahuas - hifitommy 20:04:18 03/08/07 (0)
- "First of all, no reviewer wants to spend their time reviewing bad sounding equipment."--WHY NOT? - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 17:20:23 03/08/07 (1)
- Easy! Because it's disspiriting. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:06:34 03/09/07 (0)
- good reviews are 'entertaining guides' worth lots of money - jdouglas51 17:16:42 03/08/07 (0)