Differences Between North American & European Reviews

[Ajani]

Another Difference that I remembered today is that European mags are more willing to trash a product... I can think of so many absolutely nasty reviews in British mags for products by major brands (even when they've praised other products in that manufacturer's line)... I really can't remember the last time I read a really bad review of a product in Stereophile or The Absolute Sound.

[pixelthis]

I don't read magazines for HI-FI not intended for the American market and am puzzled as to why they sell them over here.
Not being zenophobic but conditions and tastes and expectations tend to be different in
certain areas of this country alone, you know its going to be apples and oranges in another country.
SO A "REVIEW" from what hi-fi or another mag from "over the pond" is generally
going to be , like GM and RICH, pretty much useless.


BTW rich do you go around "smackin" on guys much?

[Feanor]

I don't read magazines for HI-FI not intended for the American market and am puzzled as to why they sell them over here.

Not being zenophobic but conditions and tastes and expectations tend to be different in certain areas of this country alone, you know its going to be apples and oranges in another country.[emphasis added]

SO A "REVIEW" from what hi-fi or another mag from "over the pond" is generally going to be , like GM and RICH, pretty much useless.
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Different, yes. But this is exactly why some of us like to read these mags occassionally -- a fresh perspective. I guess that's an "alien" notion to you, Pixel.

[Ajani]

Different, yes. But this is exactly why some of us like to read these mag soccassionally -- a fresh perspective. I guess that's an "alien" notion to you, Pixel.

Agreed... Shocking as it might seem to Pix and many others, you can learn things from other cultures... even in relation to our audio hobby.....

[E-Stat]

...but conditions and tastes and expectations tend to be different in
certain areas of this country alone, you know its going to be apples and oranges in another country.

Sounds like a good reason to get a wide range of opinions to me.

rw

[GMichael]

I don't read magazines for HI-FI not intended for the American market and am puzzled as to why they sell them over here.
Not being zenophobic but conditions and tastes and expectations tend to be different in
certain areas of this country alone, you know its going to be apples and oranges in another country.
SO A "REVIEW" from what hi-fi or another mag from "over the pond" is generally
going to be , like GM and RICH, pretty much useless.


BTW rich do you go around "smackin" on guys much?

I don't do a whole lot of reviewing. But the few I have done have been accurate and good reads.
Didn't see much wrong with Rich's review either. He put down what he knew, and made no attempt to act like he knew about things he didn't. Maybe you could take note of that and follow his shining example.