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Confessions of a Skeptical Audiophile: Why I Don't Trust Reviews & Why I Still Watch Them
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The main issue I have with reviews is the fact that 'expensive doesn't always mean better'.
Yet people believe it, reviewer paradox is that they can't say negative things about products or they won't get another one. I naver seen negative audio review yet working in hifi store and testing anything I could I find half of the products to be disappointing, especially electronics, amps etc.
I've seen a few negative reviews just the past week or two. They definitely do negative reviews if you watch the right people. Just look up wiim amp and you'll find a few bad ones. Most will preface with "a lot of their gear is great, but I can't recommend this one"
Can you post some of the negative Wiim Amp reviews? I'd like to read those. I have only read the ASR one.
Pretty sure cheapaudioman has one. Most of what I saw is if you have to crank it at all then you should get a different amp. Seems like with more demanding speakers it won't keep up above 50% volume. Worth mentioning I saw them on YouTube, not text reviews. Too easy for me to get side tracked with text reviews lmao! Also I could be remembering wrong lol I watch too many reviews of things I won't buy, and not just audio equipment.
Edit: happy cake day!
Edit 2: I could be mixing up cheapaudioman with another YouTube channel. But he did post this negative review about fosi audio. There are definitely ones about the wiim amp as well though.
That's CheapAudioMans first ever negative review. Honestly took me by surprise. He's consistently gushing about every piece of gear as it's the best thing he's ever heard. For such a large channel, he reuses the same buzzwords, zero objective data or testing, and no scientific method. He's just a tinkerer and an entertainer.
Erin's Audio Corner is the best balance I find. Gives his subjective opinion, but backs it up with thorough objective data.
https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/wiim-amp
I found this one interesting.
That alt-J tune might initially strike you as being pleasingly forward and eager, yet there’s a lack of dynamic contrast between moments of loudness and softness which can tend to flatten out the entire composition.
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The WiiM Amp lacks the transparency and deft musical understanding to be a truly engaging listen.
I have felt this way in the past about cheap class D amps.