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In Reply to: What would reviewers own... posted by AudioDwebe on June 13, 2012 at 12:55:14:
To answer your question: DeVore Supper 8: YBA Passion Integrated, Cary 306 CDP, and Acoustic Zen Cables, all of which I reviewed and would have happily paid full retail and in my estimation would be what I could afford without an industry accommodation.
However, after 11 years of reviewing and career advancement (non-audio related) I spent more money on a gear that I found to be more enjoyable. Why not, I could afford it. While the industry accommodation as facilitated the amassing of a system that I would not have otherwise been able to afford, it is nonetheless I system that I love to listen to and does not diminish the system that I would have without the accommodation.
Is it the premise of this debate that reviewer "A" would rather spend $5k on an inferior $10K component just because it can be purchased at $5K? Whatever I spend - it is the on the most enjoyable component that I can afford - just like everyone else using their "hard earned" money.
I have a family and all the obligations that go with it; I don't spend money because I can get X "on sale". That is ridiculousness.
For the record, I have never been witness to any of the reviewer-manufacturer shenanigans that folks here seem to think is rampant.
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