[The Monkey]

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.

 

[Uncle Erik]

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?

 

[kboe]

Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?

 

[n3rdling]

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

 

[Kirosia]

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. 

 

[The Monkey]

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Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?

Correct.

 

[kboe]

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

 

[gilency]

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

 

[Currawong]

 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.

 

[marvin]

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.

 

[virometal]

kboe:

Not fans of 6moons I'd assume?

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

 

[Uncle Erik]

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I know that writing style isn't for everyone.

It's fine for literature and poetry.

 

[The Monkey]

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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.

 

[boomana]

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.
 

 

[Satellite_6]

I too like short reveiws. . .