Re: Re: Re: Tony

Well as I said it was just a feeling, I could be wrong. However I do think the implications of recent comments here regards RG's/HiFi+' independence vis a vis Nordost were worthy of his consideration.  If I were him I would have read them.  It does seem oddly coincidental to me that a mention of forums was mentioned soon after.

I certainly dont take the view that ZG is or should be of significance to "the industry" or to RG, its just the recent suggestions of bias toward Nordost and the cable debates generally ought to be of some relevance to RG.  Funnily since this pro-Nordost bias was discussed here the bias seemed to get ever more obvious in HiFi+.

I think thats assumptive. IMO the internet and forums in particular represent an increasingly (past year or two) popular resource for "real customers" trying to compare and contrast things such as audio equipment largely because magazines are increasingly percieved as either limited or biased (IMO).

Sure there are plenty of these kind of people on forums, but the forum medium appears better at self-regulation than magazines.  Almost the opposite could be said for HiFi magazines - a few people with more knowledge than opinion promoting products based on the financial (or other) incentives available - unjustified promotion is as bad as unjustified derision.

Maybe they are missing a free R&D opportunity? Naturally chaff and wheat would require some sorting.

I think thats a little short sighted.  Out of interest - what are the touchpoints then that the big players connect their brands and concepts to their customers - if its not via forums and magazines - then where/how? HiFi/AV shows? Shop fronts? TV ads?

Well I don't believe its about journo's getting free/cheap high-end equipment.  However I think you would probably agree it is hard to deny pressure is on reviewers to present "certain" products in the best possible light?  Part of this is not to shine too bright a light on certain other competing products.  Can you honestly deny why people might feel there is an over emphasis on Nordost products in HiFi+ (based on the combo of articles and substantial advertising)? I'm not asking you to agree there is, just whether you agree it could be seen like that by any sane human?

I'm not digging at you and I'm not over estimating the importance of this forum or others, its just as a real customer and an individual who previously bought and read numerous magazines, I no longer bother with them because of their questionable content (IMO).