PinkyPowers
Reviewer: The Headphone List
My remarks relate to something I've already said very openly and clearly. This was then followed by others discussing multiple facets of subsequent conversation, but not the elephant in the room, which I had pointed to, and which (unsurprisingly) some people feel very awkward about acknowledging. It's endemic on Head-Fi and other head-based Hi-Fi sites.
However, it's important to reiterate that what I said was not aimed at any single individual, or any single manufacturer, or any single thread. The fact that I happened to mention it here in the EE thread was not premeditated or by design - it was spontaneous, as an off-the-cuff response to the endless (and unwinnable, by either side) debate about burn-in - that will be apparent to anyone who wishes to retrace the beginning of the topic. It is interesting that the first reply to that original post was so reactionary, and that others subsequently danced around tangential remarks that did not address what had really been said. That combination of responses is 'interesting', in itself.
I'm not looking for a long debate - that wouldn't be fair to Jack or the thread. I'm quite easy-going, generally. I just raised a point which I feel is legitimate, but quite a few others clearly feel isn't legitimate or should be swept under the carpet, or, at the least, danced around but not acknowledged. Although few Head-Fiers are willing to stick their necks out and publicly state their concerns, I know I am not alone in feeling a growing sense of unease, in recent years, as the 'free-sample-for-an-unbiased-review' mantra has become almost the rule, rather than the exception, in the world of head-based Hi-Fi. I know this because I periodically get PMs from other members, raising their concerns.
Apologies to Jack for the intermission, and, again, this is not in any way singling-out EE.
If review samples is the "elephant in the room", I can gladly explain why I might dismiss that concern as profoundly ignorant... at least as it relates to me.
I give negative reviews of products I find fault with. Whether they were free, a demo, or bought by myself. By that simple fact, I have the power to ignore your elephants, or any other creature in your menagerie. Your concerns don't apply to me, and I can pursue the topics which truly hold interest for wise old Pinky.
By the way, if you don't like "reactionary" responses, don't tell someone how they ought to protect their integrity in your eyes. Few things are more insulting.
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