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Who shouldn't be trusted?

Steve Guttenberg @ CNET
- 94 (11.6%)
Mike Mercer
- 91 (11.2%)
Mike Fremer @ Stereophile
- 32 (3.9%)
Headphonia.com
- 66 (8.1%)
What Hi-Fi?
- 58 (7.2%)
24bit / Michael Piskor @ Headfonics.com
- 38 (4.7%)
John Grandberg / Project86 @ Head-Fi.com
- 28 (3.5%)
hifiguy528 @ Head-Fi.com
- 64 (7.9%)
Macedonian Hero @ Head -Fi.com
- 48 (5.9%)
Srajan Ebaen @ SixMoons.com
- 72 (8.9%)
Skylab @ Head-Fi.com
- 31 (3.8%)
Chris Connaker @ ComputerAudiophile.com
- 30 (3.7%)
Jude Mansilla @Head-Fi.com
- 116 (14.3%)
Michael Lavorgna (late add - redo vote if you want to add)
- 24 (3%)
TAS / Robert Harley (late add - redo vote if you want to add)
- 19 (2.3%)

Total Members Voted: 162

Voting closes: March 28, 2018, 05:02:01 PM


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Griffon

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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2015, 10:49:15 PM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 02, 2015, 10:46:14 PM
What(crap)hifi: They seem to love audiolab, niam, arcam and cambridge audio. What's in common here? UK bias? I don't know.  walk the plank2

Once a rep of Audioquest told me "if you want to know the goodness of our cables, subscribe to WHF and read a bit more. you need to knoe more about cable science."

Geez...
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2015, 10:50:06 PM »
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2015, 11:32:05 PM »
Anyone who uses the word PRaT :vomit:

24bit from Headfonics.com, WTF is treble slam?
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2015, 11:41:56 PM »
What?! Female audiophile?!  p:3

Frankly if I seen her review earlier, I would have saved alot of $.
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-150-over-ear-headphones/
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2015, 11:45:42 PM »
The Authority of Headphone reviews: http://www.innerfidelity.com/

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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2015, 12:14:43 AM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 02, 2015, 10:46:14 PM
What(crap)hifi: They seem to love audiolab, niam, arcam and cambridge audio. What's in common here? Union Jack bias? I don't know.  walk the plank2

Brits tend to be protective of Brit industry. In the real world the Aston Martin V8 Vantage for example is largely terrible, but you'd NEVER know that from reading a review in a British car mag. Naim does some stuff fairly well, other stuff not so much. The others though... meh.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2015, 12:21:33 AM »
I should also add, Fremer gets points for calling out PS Audio both on a mediocre sounding product AND significant sample variation. Stay classy PS.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2015, 12:31:09 AM »
Quote from: DaveBSC on July 03, 2015, 12:21:33 AM
I should also add, Fremer gets points for calling out PS Audio both on a mediocre sounding product AND significant sample variation. Stay classy PS.

Minus a few points for being a colossal narcissistic douche though. Can only stand to read his stuff when it concerns vinyl.
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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2015, 05:49:06 AM »
Quote from: madaboutaudio on July 02, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Every 6moons review: Am I on planet earth? Why don't I understand what sound characteristics they are talking about? Is it audiophile lingo? Nope. Can't find it on Internet or anywhere else. Guess the level of acadamic sound science/mambo jumbo is really way beyond my low human intelligence. Why can't I click on some of the reviews links on the site?! Oh wait I am really dumbfked.

LOL'D

I always assume literacy will get me most of the way through reviews but it barely makes a dent there..

also I hate to say it but I have trouble trusting John Grandberg's ears. if only for all the hype he stirred up around the  poo Yulong gear.. I'd be interested in other's opinions though

I can't stand the way hifiguy and Jude "preview" headphones. I think that's more an issue I have with hype in general tho.. I wonder if anybody has literally masturbated to their videos..





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Re: Reviewing the audiophile reviewers
« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2015, 07:24:25 AM »
Speaking of hifiguy528...

Uses a ultra high end USD$930+ Audioquest Diamond USB Cable on an entry level(according to him) USD$1499 DAC. (USD$2429+ in total)

Who the hell does that? Why not just spend $2429 into higher grade usb/dac amp?




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