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post #1 of 22
10/16/10 at 11:47am
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There is a point at which I think a review about audio gear ceases to be useful.  And I think most reviews are not useful from the outset, with a tendency to be more about the reviewer than the reviewed product.  Being succinct is a challenge--I wish more reviews were concisely written.  That is all.

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post #2 of 22
10/16/10 at 12:39pm

What about the part where a reviewer demonstrates a clever use of language?

 

Aren't a few puns, double-entendres and flowery prose an important part of deciding what gear to buy?

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post #3 of 22
10/16/10 at 8:07pm

Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?

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post #4 of 22
10/16/10 at 8:29pm

I find it very difficult to type more than a few paragraphs on a single piece of gear personally.

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post #5 of 22
10/16/10 at 9:04pm

My non-existent reviews usually consist of a simple phrase stating whether the product either:

 

A) Sucks 

 

or

 

B) Doesn't Suck

 

Obviously for equipment such as vacuums and artificial love companions, the positive/negative connotations can be reversed. 


Edited by Kirosia - 10/16/10 at 9:16pm
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post #6 of 22
10/16/10 at 9:24pm
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Originally Posted by kboe View Post

Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?



Correct.

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post #7 of 22
10/16/10 at 9:29pm

Te-hehe.  I like em though.  Very poetic and...  I know that writing style isn't for everyone.

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post #8 of 22
10/16/10 at 9:40pm

I don't know a whole lot about phones, but the more I learn, the less I want to say.....

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post #9 of 22
10/16/10 at 9:53pm

 I second the "succinct" thought. I remember the review of the Kingrex Headquaters on 6moons, that had something like a single sentence about the sound of the unit amongst numerous pages of stuff about the company.  Conveying the mental image of my thoughts on a pair of headphones or a device simply, but in a manner that conveys the impressions well, is quite a challenge.

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post #10 of 22
10/16/10 at 11:14pm

Most professional gear reviews aren't actually meant to be reviews. What they are meant to be is gear porn for a consumer who will never own that particular piece of equipment.

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post #11 of 22
10/17/10 at 2:37am

kboe:

Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?



Heh, add me to ghat group. A dissertation on cable stands? Yes!


Edited by virometal - 10/17/10 at 2:38am
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post #12 of 22
10/17/10 at 2:53am
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Originally Posted by kboe View Post

I know that writing style isn't for everyone.


It's fine for literature and poetry.

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post #13 of 22
10/17/10 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by marvin View Post

Most professional gear reviews aren't actually meant to be reviews. What they are meant to be is gear porn for a consumer who will never own that particular piece of equipment.



Agreed.  However, my comment applies to amateur reviews in audio forums, too.

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post #14 of 22
10/17/10 at 7:59am

Well, and then there is this review:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/40313/stax-sr-007-omega-ii-a-review-after-4-years-of-ownership

 

It's simply one of the best I've ever read, but it took him four years.

 

I get your point, Monkey, and it seems that some "reviews" tend to be imitations of what someone thinks a review should be, but since I've been too lazy to write one in the past couple years, I suppose I can't complain.  I do ignore the ones that just go on and on and seem to be more about the reviewer wanting to draw attention to himself than wanting to offer genuine helpful information.

 

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post #15 of 22
10/17/10 at 8:02am

I too like short reveiws. . .

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