On 10/18/2017 2:50 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 2:11:08 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

I agree. Magazines like Car and Driver or Road and Track make for interesting reading at times, but you have to take their reviews with a grain of salt. Between them getting ringers from car companies to test, and the "not wanting to bite the hand that feeds you" syndrome, many of their test articles are just fluff pieces. If they have something bad to say about a car, it's usually very carefully worded so it almost doesn't sound negative.

That they don't take ads is one thing I really like about CR. You should read a 'Trailer Life' (RV
Magazine) once. They 'review' RVs, and in a two or three page spread there may be one 'unpositive'
comment. Total bull**** reviews.

While true, the thing I don't like about CR is that they are workman-like, mechanical reviews, at least with cars. R&T and C&D have "car guys" who can drive and report on handling nuances, road feel, etc. more reliably than CR, at least IMO. They just sugarcoat the problems.

I used to get a kick out of Audiophile magazine. They were audio snobs who would trash anything they didn't like, and I think sometimes that included decent gear that didn't cost enough to earn their respect.



The ones that make me laugh are the ones trying to prove that
"directional" interconnecting cables actually have a positive effect on
sound quality.