The Case Against Show Reports
This is a post on Stereophile from 1985 that I found while I was at the High End Audio Channel on Mattters (being amazed that my lowly lazy self generates more content in my spare time than the other magazines - making us look like we are hogging all the attention over there)
Oh, links:
Needless to say I agree with J. Gordon Holt’s Rebuttal [first time I ever agreed with that guy, I think].
A show is a beauty contest, and it is about presentation, customer relations, sound, aesthetics, reliability, … EVERYTHING. And from this a person can get a good feel for the quality of a manufacturer and about what they value.
CES 2010 is coming right up, so this is a great (re)post on their part.
