What I'm curious about is why we always hear the big cry for "negative reviews".
I get the occasional email asking me why we never "bash" anyones gear that
"is terrible"....
The fact of the matter is that today, hardly anyone is out there making junk.
There was a lot of substandard stuff back in the 70's and 80's because a lot
of people were still finding their way. These days, it's pretty hard to make junk
and stay in business.
However, there is still plenty of room for variation on the theme.
Because so much time and effort is put into a good review, why would someone
want to spend a few months of their life (perhaps more), listening and searching
for possible system synergies just to have the pleasure of "bashing" someones work?
Would you want someone to do that to something you've put your heart and soul
into creating? I'm guessing probably not.
I spend 8-12 hours a day listening to hifi gear and I haven't heard that much junk.
The couple of things I thought were really dreadful have been sent back to the mfr.
But for the most part, it's really about deciding which 500 dollar bottle of wine, one
would like to drink from. Vinnie makes great stuff, so does CJ, BAT, ARC and McIntosh.
However, I'll bet that any one of you would listen to all five of these (or others) and
walk away preferring the way one of these sounds rather than the other four.
Does that mean the other guys make bad products that are in need of "bashing"?
I have friends that own all of this stuff, and they all think they have "the best", so
who's right? Chances are, you are, because the one that's given you the strongest
emotional connection to your music is the one you will dig.
Just some food for thought....
