Reviews out of date?

[Bucknekked]

. I had no clue what to buy. It wasn't until after I got here I discovered what I had was mediocre at best. Sometimes it can be a bit gruff and impatient, but it's always truth. I think this is the only site I trust for opinions.

You might not always get a flowery reception, or you may not like the answers, but there's no bullsh1t here.

I can put a second vote to that. Lots of factual information. People to help explain it. All very helpful.
You just have to be careful with some of the responses. Otherwise it can be like stepping on a lego in your bare feet.

 

[MrBoat]

That was something I only learned recently. I bought into reviews when I got my Klipsch subs and the Deftech SM55's. I got a great deal on both, but reviews I read weren't all exactly accurate. The RPW 10's I bought were "powerful", and "musical", "dig deep", "great bang for your buck"... The smallest, least expensive SVS had to offer blew them away.

I've always loved music, good audio and nice equipment. For a while we were struggling financially, so I just didn't torture myself looking at stuff I knew I couldn't get. That's all behind us now and lately I've been finding myself with more play money and I got back into it. Started with the tv (ours was ancient) and it blew up from there.

But yeah, for a lack of experience with critical listening and not being familiar with a lot of the new brands I relied heavily on reviews. I had no clue what to buy. It wasn't until after I got here I discovered what I had was mediocre at best. Sometimes it can be a bit gruff and impatient, but it's always truth. I think this is the only site I trust for opinions.

You might not always get a flowery reception, or you may not like the answers, but there's no bullsh1t here. All the reviews and a lot of the comments are all backed up by science and careful measurements. I totally get why some companies won't submit things for review. You only do that here if you're confident you have a good product. I've learned a lot since I've been here, and have never been steered wrong. Right now I'm learning how to understand all those charts now thanks to a link from Bored. I feel a lot more confident with my purchases now.

I read the reviews, and then jump in and start conversations with genuine interest.

Last night I was looking up my old 3805's. Found an old, albeit well detailed review here. Favorable at that. I was glad to see it. The review also contained some much needed information in laymen's terms. I had no idea you could bi-amp these, for one. Another about manual setup, which is right up my alley. Others have said the same thing.

I've accomplished a lot here in a short amount of time and sure have learned a lot. In spite of me buying used, or DIY stuff, nothing I have is junk. None of the help I got has been wasted.

 

[-Jim-]

Gents,

While I generally agree with what's been said here, I often wonder how long the sponsoring suppliers would be on board here if Gene & Company gave them a blistering review, or two. As the box I'm typing this in is at the bottom of the page, I see links (in order) for rbh, Blue Jeans Cable, SVS, and Martin Logan. Is there a very negative "official" review on this site that lambastes any of them?

Food for thought...

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Probably not. Those companies also don't make over priced junk, and I can't imagine any of them building a product worthy of a blistering review. They also do get dinged for things that need to be brought to attention, so no, they don't all get a pass either.