GaryM63
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I do appreciate the criticism and critique of the review - and it points to something that is real important - not all reviews are written for every user.
One of the things I do (that actually helps pay the bills) in addition to the writing is that I teach college courses in writing - specifically technical writing.
One key point we study in class is that whatever writing we do - it has to be geared towards the "target demographic." The difficulty is that we never know who every reader it - but we don know who most are.
So, for gadgetnutz and cdrinfo - I write the identical review because demographics are similar. The typical reader is well educated, has disposable income, liked gadgets and "new" toys and appreciates quality.
The typical reader uses an iPod or Zune or other non-amped setup for their listening and they have money to get a "nice sounding" pair of new earphones.
They typically are not concerned with "microphonics, sibilance, armatures" or other things that are top priority to a head-fi reader.
I appreciate that you guys want more detail, more direct comparison and more real pictures - but you guys (now sit down for this) are not exactly "typical." You are enthusiasts and enthusiast blogging and reviewing is completely different for typical consumer reviews.
My guess is that most of you are dissatisfied with a review from CNET or ENGADGET or any other site that tends to write a more brief review geared for the consumer.
Now, I also write for Crackberry.com which is a BlackBerry enthusiast web site - those reviews are very different - they require real pictures and some comparisons to other devices or products - it is an enthusiast website.
I think that it is important to realize that there is a whole world out there that is quite different and has different wants and desires than this community. I would venture am educated guess that the vast majority of people who purchase these high end earphones fit more into the CNET or Gadgetnutz demographic than the head-fi demographic.
I just with that rather than trying to force either a "conversion" to what pleases you or "trashing" what may be on another site that you take into consideration that not every product review is geared towards the critical audiophile - but without those non-headfi approved reviews (like mine) many, many people would never be exposed to the fantastic headphones you guys are so passionate about.
One of the things I do (that actually helps pay the bills) in addition to the writing is that I teach college courses in writing - specifically technical writing.
One key point we study in class is that whatever writing we do - it has to be geared towards the "target demographic." The difficulty is that we never know who every reader it - but we don know who most are.
So, for gadgetnutz and cdrinfo - I write the identical review because demographics are similar. The typical reader is well educated, has disposable income, liked gadgets and "new" toys and appreciates quality.
The typical reader uses an iPod or Zune or other non-amped setup for their listening and they have money to get a "nice sounding" pair of new earphones.
They typically are not concerned with "microphonics, sibilance, armatures" or other things that are top priority to a head-fi reader.
I appreciate that you guys want more detail, more direct comparison and more real pictures - but you guys (now sit down for this) are not exactly "typical." You are enthusiasts and enthusiast blogging and reviewing is completely different for typical consumer reviews.
My guess is that most of you are dissatisfied with a review from CNET or ENGADGET or any other site that tends to write a more brief review geared for the consumer.
Now, I also write for Crackberry.com which is a BlackBerry enthusiast web site - those reviews are very different - they require real pictures and some comparisons to other devices or products - it is an enthusiast website.
I think that it is important to realize that there is a whole world out there that is quite different and has different wants and desires than this community. I would venture am educated guess that the vast majority of people who purchase these high end earphones fit more into the CNET or Gadgetnutz demographic than the head-fi demographic.
I just with that rather than trying to force either a "conversion" to what pleases you or "trashing" what may be on another site that you take into consideration that not every product review is geared towards the critical audiophile - but without those non-headfi approved reviews (like mine) many, many people would never be exposed to the fantastic headphones you guys are so passionate about.