In Reply to: I think there's one thing you need to define..... posted by Steve on April 6, 2001 at 13:23:41:
"I'm-a-super-audio-genius-and-you're-not-so-I'm-going-to-trash-your-review" attitude that is all-too-common here at AA. On the whole, inmates with deep knowledge are very generous about sharing their experience with others, but when somebody without credentials writes a review some people seem to pop out of the woodwork and trash him/her. Your post seems to suggest that only Stereophile-quality reviews are welcome here, requiring perfect identical conditions and 20 years pro audio experience. IMHO that's what Stereophile is for. I love AA reviews because I like to get the "man on the street"'s impressions of a piece of gear. Sometimes the man is Sam Tellig and sometimes he's a rank newbie. Sometimes the conditions were a 30-minute dealer audition and sometimes a perfect scientific-quality comparison at home for a month. AFAIC, as long as the reviewer is clear about the conditions under which the review was conducted and is sincere and straightforward about what he heard (and has no hidden agenda, of course), then I am grateful for his information and will take responsibility for inferring the weight of his comments based on the conditions and his/her experience level. Reviewers will hopefully get better with each review and should be encouraged and guided, not trashed, unless they deliberately attempt to deceive or flame.More reviews at AA! If you don't like 'em, then don't read 'em!
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