Totally agree with you to a point..
I will have Scott Faller " Enjoy the Music" along with Chris Hoff from "BPT" do some reviewing.. along with a couple others. I have a great respect for Scott and Chris as I have heard their personal setups and know their point of reference.. As well as my fellow GAS members as they are a bunch of great guys!!
My father lived HiFi from the age of 20 till now.. And adversely so did I from the age of 13.. I couldn't tell you how many miles we logged traveling to shops to listen to something that got rave reviews only to be majorly disappointed.. Please do not take this as a review bashing as that's not the case.. What I am trying to say is the beauty of Audio is that everybody likes different things and not all 2 people hear the same.. What strikes a chord with you may not strike a chord with another audiophile. Which is why my approach is very progressive in an audio world that is conservative for the majority..
The thing with my pieces and business model is not 1 set will sound exactly the same.. It's my job to find out what you like and key on that.. and to build pieces that work with what you have.. I bet if you ran statistics on how many pieces were purchased because of a good review only to be sold because it didn't work in your system and listening area as well as it did for a reviewer it would be scary..
I treat the raw drivers used as an employee.. and by that I mean I supply them with all the best possible tools to be successful that way they have no other choice other than to be successful..
But this is also why I am offering pieces at special prices to get work out to the audio world and give a few people something magical for a great price..
****STEPS OFF SOAPBOX******
While I agree that your work looks beautiful, I mean really beautiful, there is one key aspect that needs to be addressed - how do they sound? Putting them in galleries is great, and I'm sure there are art lovers out there who will buy you work based upon looks. But audiophiles are a different breed, sound comes first, looks second. From an audio standpoint, you'd be better served to get a review from something other than an art gallery.
