Do you read reviews of components you already own?

[PFKMan23]

Yes I do as I often gain new insight as a result of having another person's thoughts on the same product.

 

[D-EJ915]

I used to before, but now I really don't care that much haha and I'm lazy, so I don't anymore.

 

[Glod]

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Originally Posted by rsaavedra ..."Review of Rita Hayworth: amazingly sensual and beautiful. End of review.

Crystal clear! Less is more, many times.

But all too many times you read that the reviewer found this and that good. How good, in relation to what? I then ask my self.

 

[boodi]

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Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Most people do read reviews "after" they buy to confirm to themselves they have made the right choice and they'll only home in on the good parts of a review.

I think most of the people reading review after they got something try to get in touch with other's thoughts

1.to learn more about the subject
2.to learn more about their own use ( in this case listening) habits
3.to learn to read and speak better about their things

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[meat01]

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Most people do read reviews "after" they buy to confirm to themselves they have made the right choice and they'll only home in on the good parts of a review.

I agree with this. I would think that is the only real reason to read a review after you already bought something. If it sounds good to you, why else would you care what someone else thought? I don't see what you can learn from it that you shouldn't already know from listening to it yourself.

edit: I guess I agree with Tradja's reason and curiosity that someone else's view agreed with your own.

 

[PinkFloyd]

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Originally Posted by meat01 If it sounds good to you, why else would you care what someone else thought?

Exactly.

 

[Patu]

Yes I do read. It's always nice to know what other people think of something that I own myself.

 

[seeberg]

I've read reviews of just about every piece of gear I own-audio and otherwise, partly because I'm bored, but I like to know the experiences of other people when using the gear I use as well, and I also do this before making many purchases as well. For example, the Minolta Z1 camera I recently got had to be a good camera to replace the previous POS I had or I wouldn't have bought it. Luckily, a vast majority of reviews I've seen on it were very positive, so it took alot of the risk out of the purchase. After getting it, I too am compelled to review it positively, because it ended up being more camera than I paid for by quite a bit.

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Abe

 

[Jasper994]

Yes, but not for the reasons you listed (so I didn't vote). I like to read reviews of stuff I already own because it's nice to see what others think.

 

[Elephas]

I like reading reviews I agree with and hate writing them.

Seriously, I think writing good reviews of audio equipment is difficult. To me, a "good" review is objective, conveys useful info, and provides an accurate sense of how it sounds without using vague, poetic-sounding emotional terms.

I read all reviews of equipment I'm interested in.

The value of a review is dependent on the reader.

 

[Patrick82]

I never buy something unless I have been reading reviews and searching around for the lowest price for at least a week. When I read the same review afterwards it's like a completely different review because I understand it more.

 

[boodi]

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Originally Posted by Patrick82 When I read the same review afterwards it's like a completely different review because I understand it more.

same happens to me

 

[Lisa]

Yes I do read reviews of stuf I own.

When it's a headfier that's written the review or impressions, I find it helpful to find out who hears stuff the same way as I do and who doesn't. The impressions of the simular eared people carry more weight with stuff I haven't heard myself.

 

[cpw]

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Originally Posted by Patrick82 I never buy something unless I have been reading reviews and searching around for the lowest price for at least a week. When I read the same review afterwards it's like a completely different review because I understand it more.

Me 2.
I have disagreed vehemently w/ a few reviews on stuff I own and that causes me to take future info from that reviewer with a grain of salt.
CPW

 

[ken36]

It's helpful to read others opinions.