CR is not for the enthusiast. Of anything.
Back when I read the odd high end stereo mag like Stereophile or Absolute Sound (Are either of those still around? I don't know...) they decried CR stereo ratings: "This Naim amplifier seems sturdily built and rugged, and it measures quite good although at only 15 watts per side it's not very powerful. At 1/10th the price we recommend this Sansui receiver with 200 watts per channel and even better measurements than the Naim. Plus, the Sansui has a built-in tuner and pre-amp! A much better value! We did double-blind AB testing and 8 out of 10 listeners couldn't tell the difference..." cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> Sent: October 1, 2012 10/1/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: OT: Consumer Reports on 2012-10-01 10:19 Daniel J. Matyola wrote > The November 2012 issue of Consumer Reports magazine features the > "Best Products of the Year." Among the listed items are 12 DSLRs, > including two Pentax cameras! that's interesting and notable, and will get Pentax some sales i'm with the rest in being very wary of CR's ratings, though; they package their results so as to do the thinking for you, and make it hard to parse out useful info from all their assumptions about the products and the people who'll use them; the best product for their hypothetical average person is rarely the right product for me and that is before the outright mistakes CR often seems to make, as well as the fact that they never dare to question consumerism itself; i often consider CR's data for major purchases, but i also often agree with their conclusions -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
