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Post some reviews/impressions....Please

May 1, 2004 at 7:34 AM Post #46 of 67
I'll definately do a short review of my new Larocco Full Monty once I've burnt her in, though it'll probably be mostly jibberish due to excitement
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May 1, 2004 at 7:54 AM Post #48 of 67
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Originally Posted by Hirsch
Reviewing is easy. Just use the template here.


You gotta love those inmates over at the asylum. They come up with some good stuff that is simply quite profound and funny it's scary some times. Thanks Hirsch.
 
May 1, 2004 at 7:00 PM Post #49 of 67
Three things are absolutely necessary when going to a meet: 5 personal CDs and paper and pen.

You know your music. You slip it in to the player. You take notes. Change the CD, take more notes. Move over to another piece of equipment, slip in your music and take notes.

It just may be that certtain people do not like taking notes. But how hard can it be to say, "I like it," I like it more," or "I like it less"?

No, 5 CDs from Britney Spears will probably not make it, nor would 5 recordings from the same company, like Sony. It would help if you had a nice mix of music, like The Three Tenors singing Nassun Dorma, a little Sade, some rock guitar, The Unfinished Symphony, and some bluegrass; just a nice mix of music. But I bet a lot of newbies only have one type of music, so they have to be exposed to others' musical tastes. And since they are not 'familiar' with others' music, can they do a valid review? Well you could if they sounded distorted, compressed, clipped, bass heavy, bass shy, bright, muted, neutral, etc.

I think everyone should inject a mini headphone review of whatever is hanging around, especially when Head-Fi starts to slow down. Just do it, posit it, and forget it. The "Best Headphones under $500" is a great place for mini-reviews as you are bieng asked to put down your personal impressions.
 
May 1, 2004 at 7:35 PM Post #50 of 67
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Originally Posted by aerius
Likewise, I've posted detailed impressions which with a bit of formatting would be nice mini-reviews on most of my equipment only to have the thread die or everyone in the thread skips past it like it wasn't even there. I have a concert review that got a couple hundred views but not even a single reply to say "good work", slightly discouraging to say the least. It's pretty sad when I can get more participation by saying "Look at my shiny new amp!" than by posting a detailed review on said amp.

I have reviews of my Grado 225 & modified Senn 580 in the early rough draft stages, they'll get posted eventually but I don't know when.


Know what you mean aerius! I'm a "pro-lurker" and rarely post...only when I feel I can offer something constructive (opinion, idea etc). The threads I have started have dropped off the radar very quickly and those I've chimed in on seem to do the same-almost right after my posts are added. Maybe I'm just too boring?

WooT, PrON , OMG!!!! did i mention i'm a 17yr old named Jessica who can't quite figure out where to plug her headphones in. L8R !

There that should do it!
 
May 1, 2004 at 8:51 PM Post #51 of 67
I've posted reviews of equipment that got little or no response and dropped from sight like a stone. I've also posted reviews and impressions that triggered pages of responses. Some of the responses were good, and some weren't. Come to think of it, some of the reviews were good, and some weren't
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Don't let the response, or lack of it, deter you from posting. If you post, you'll at least get your impression out there. When somebody does a search it will come up. In the meantime, you'll get some practice in writing. You'll also find that in writing about a piece of equipment, in order to verbalize what you hear, you're going to have to listen to it in a different way. You'll find that you learn to pay attention to more aspects of the sound, just to communicate what you hear. So, it's worth putting the review together, even if only for yourself. You'll understand the terms better when you try to use them in your own writing.

You might not get a large response, but if you help even one person, who didn't bother to post a thank you, you've still helped someone out. Post for that person, and for yourself.
 
May 1, 2004 at 9:00 PM Post #52 of 67
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Originally Posted by Hirsch
I've posted reviews of equipment that got little or no response and dropped from sight like a stone. I've also posted reviews and impressions that triggered pages of responses. Some of the responses were good, and some weren't. Come to think of it, some of the reviews were good, and some weren't
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Don't let the response, or lack of it, deter you from posting. If you post, you'll at least get your impression out there. When somebody does a search it will come up. In the meantime, you'll get some practice in writing. You'll also find that in writing about a piece of equipment, in order to verbalize what you hear, you're going to have to listen to it in a different way. You'll find that you learn to pay attention to more aspects of the sound, just to communicate what you hear. So, it's worth putting the review together, even if only for yourself. You'll understand the terms better when you try to use them in your own writing.

You might not get a large response, but if you help even one person, who didn't bother to post a thank you, you've still helped someone out. Post for that person, and for yourself.


That was beautiful...
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When I get my rs-1's, i feel inspired to post some impressions now.

Regards,
Dan
 
May 2, 2004 at 12:22 AM Post #53 of 67
Hey, tuberoller! I met you at the Chicago meet. I gotta tell ya I'm reluctant to do a review on the stuff at the meet other than what I posted in the chicago thread. It was general stuff like I was surprized by the cd3K's and thought the bass on the omega's were super. The listening environment was not optimal. Reviewing my own stuff in my profile would be easier. And now I could make some superficial comparisons to the stuff at the meet. I might do a W1000, Corda HA-1 review, but I also know that my source is a weak pathetic pioneer multi-player with rat-shack cables. I believe this places me outside the fidelity for a proper review. So I don't do it. But maybe we need these types of reviews and not be ashamed or our ratshacks and pioneers. Regular mid to low fi's might want to know this. I'm conflicted.
 
May 2, 2004 at 12:53 AM Post #54 of 67
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Originally Posted by Hirsch
You might not get a large response, but if you help even one person, who didn't bother to post a thank you, you've still helped someone out. Post for that person, and for yourself.


So the title of every review could be: «Note to myself»...
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Amicalement,

P.S. Thanks Hirsch, for sharing yours, probably rare, not so great personal success of the past. Hard to believe when we read what you can write these days.
 
May 5, 2004 at 3:16 PM Post #56 of 67
I am posting this to announce that my Stax review should be finish hopefully today or tommorrow. I am sorry to all who had to wait so long for this review, but it was really beyond my control. I sure hope it will be worth the wait, I will try my best to make sure it is.

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May 5, 2004 at 3:32 PM Post #57 of 67
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Originally Posted by KR...
I am posting this to announce that my Stax review should be finish hopefully today or tommorrow. I am sorry to all who had to wait so long for this review, but it was really beyond my control. I sure hope it will be worth the wait, I will try my best to make sure it is.

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Cool. Which Stax are you reviewing?
 
May 5, 2004 at 4:12 PM Post #58 of 67
Well I only read the first 2 pages of this thread, but I guess I'll toss in a review of my Karma -> Zemo-built Cmoy (in the mail!) -> E2's for those who are interested in a good budget portable solution.

I've done a few reviews for other sites, so hopefully you'll enjoy my thoughts
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