Flawed ratings system

[Blacksabbath25]

To be honest I always thought that this 5 star ratings were paid for by the company's that always seem to getting a 5 star ratings all the time like arcam , monitor audio , roskin the top brands as the magazine is full of adds with this companies that get graded 5 stars so who's to say they pay for 5 stars it's in theses companies interests as the world revolves around money I think it's fixed . But if I am wrong I am sorry

So why aren't you deeply uncomfortable to be a regular contributor on a forum hosted by such an unethical company?

How do I know you aren't paid by the companies who made the kit in your system? I don't, but I do realise that I might need a darned good lawyer if I persisted in saying so (and rock solid evidence).

You are relying on the staff being (mostly) absent most of the time (and non-existent moderation) to make such lazy, half-a###d, 'drive-by' style allegations.

Get some balls - and some evidence - and say which companies were paying for which reviews (and when) or admit you have nothing.

your right i do have nothing ! and i have been buying the magazine for years and did not mean it to be half cocked like i put it but we do see the same old company brands getting 5 stars and like i said if i am out of order i am sorry *sorry2*

 

[Vladimir]

If you could buy ratings directly no one can outbid Sony, Yamaha and Harman.

Apart from Samsung, LG, Apple, Google...

LG audiophile mono blocks! I love it!

 

[Blacksabbath25]

keep 5 stars removed old comments

 

[spiny norman]

LG audiophile mono blocks! I love it!

I'm sure if they thought there was any sensible market for them, they could/would make such a thing.

By the way, do we have to call you Princessa from now on?

 

[Vladimir]

BTW I was thinking how happy drummerman is right now. 🙂

 

[spiny norman]

And so another thread succumbs to Vladimir's pre-Galilean view of the universe. Sigh.

 

[Andrewjvt]

Buying a car based on a 5 star review with knowing whats under the hood?

 

[keeper of the quays]

Buying a car based on a 5 star review with knowing whats under the hood?

I'm sure people do..most modern cars engines are covered up..all one can do is put water in windscreen washer and put oil in? As long as car owner knows what fuel car uses..i should think reviews figure highly re car purchase...same with hifi...i don't know or really want to know technical spec..all I require is...will it sound ok? Think what hi fi reviews do this....they don't use tech gobbledygook! I have no issue with what hifi reviews...

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Buying a car based on a 5 star review with knowing whats under the hood?

I'm sure people do..most modern cars engines are covered up..all one can do is put water in windscreen washer and put oil in? As long as car owner knows what fuel car uses..i should think reviews figure highly re car purchase...same with hifi...i don't know or really want to know technical spec..all I require is...will it sound ok? Think what hi fi reviews do this....they don't use tech gobbledygook! I have no issue with what hifi reviews...

car 5 star ratings are useful as you get to know how and what its going to cost you to run the car and its good points as well as bad points very useful as you need a car to get to work so it matters but as hifi is something you can live with out

 

[keeper of the quays]

Buying a car based on a 5 star review with knowing whats under the hood?

I'm sure people do..most modern cars engines are covered up..all one can do is put water in windscreen washer and put oil in? As long as car owner knows what fuel car uses..i should think reviews figure highly re car purchase...same with hifi...i don't know or really want to know technical spec..all I require is...will it sound ok? Think what hi fi reviews do this....they don't use tech gobbledygook! I have no issue with what hifi reviews...

car 5 star ratings are useful as you get to know how and what its going to cost you to run the car and its good points as well as bad points very useful as you need a car to get to work so it matters but as hifi is something you can live with out

What! Live without my hifi? Never....lol

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Buying a car based on a 5 star review with knowing whats under the hood?

I'm sure people do..most modern cars engines are covered up..all one can do is put water in windscreen washer and put oil in? As long as car owner knows what fuel car uses..i should think reviews figure highly re car purchase...same with hifi...i don't know or really want to know technical spec..all I require is...will it sound ok? Think what hi fi reviews do this....they don't use tech gobbledygook! I have no issue with what hifi reviews...

car 5 star ratings are useful as you get to know how and what its going to cost you to run the car and its good points as well as bad points very useful as you need a car to get to work so it matters but as hifi is something you can live with out

What! Live without my hifi? Never....lol

nor me lol i spend more on hifi i could of had a top car by now how much i spend on hifi *wacko*

 

[manicm]

WHF should change. They should change to something global. Just to annoy Vladimir.

 

[steve_1979]

EDIT - Wrong thread

 

[Jota180]

The issue as I see it with the 5 star system is I can't help percentagising it. 5 stars is 100%, 4 is 80% and so the difference between a 4 and 5 star review is night and day. Also, with this limited clunky system, many products achieve the top mark which in anyones books means perfection and we all know there's no perfect products out there. It's beyond parody that something gets 5 stars then it's next generation version is described as better in every way and also gets 5 stars. It's surely a fact that a newer product could be better than the old one and yet get less stars.

I think the people who will like this rough system the most are the manufacturers. If they can pull off a 'perfect 5' they've got their marketing done for them.

 

[Andrewjvt]

The issue as I see it with the 5 star system is I can't help percentagising it.  5 stars is 100%, 4 is 80% and so the difference between a 4 and 5 star review is night and day.  Also, with this limited clunky system, many products achieve the top mark which in anyones books means perfection and we all know there's no perfect products out there.  It's beyond parody that something gets 5 stars then it's next generation version is described as better in every way and also gets 5 stars. It's surely a fact that a newer product could be better than the old one and yet get less stars.

I think the people who will like this rough system the most are the manufacturers. If they can pull off a 'perfect 5' they've got their marketing done for them.

In hifi in order to achieve a slight sound quality increase youll need to possibly double
Your buget and we have all talked about deminishing returns so if a 5 star is 100% and 4 star 80% what is that saying to the unaware reader? A 5 star is 20% better sq than a 4 star? Its a little misleading to thise who blindly believe the review also.

 

[DCC]

Right between the HI and the FI.

From one fairly new to WHF -

Like many followers I reckon, I spent my first serious time on WHF when putting together some gear. I was way to focused on this site/mag's ratings. I didn't apply percentage to the star rating but I sure did want 5 of them. Decisions I made while leaning on the 5star were solid and the reviews reflected my experience (preprogrammed it?) with the same gear, so no complaints. After some time here I now take less notice of the WHF editorial and focus more on this and other Forums. Forums are where the real skinny is.

I appreciate WHF Forum, has same direct no nonsense and polite vibe the mag does. Civilized folk here.

 

[TrevC]

no nonsense and polite vibe the mag does. Civilized folk here.

Read the mains cable reviews. Complete nonsense.

 

[spiny norman]

Read the mains cable reviews. Complete nonsense.

Or this?
'Like an analogue interconnect, a digital audio cable can vastly improve the sound of a system, removing the need to spend your cash on a new hi-fi separate for a fraction of the price'

 

[TrevC]

Read the mains cable reviews. Complete nonsense.

Or this?

'Like an analogue interconnect, a digital audio cable can vastly improve the sound of a system, removing the need to spend your cash on a new hi-fi separate for a fraction of the price'

indeed. :O)

Comic cluelessness in writing.

 

[DCC]

"Read the mains cable reviews. Complete nonsense."

!!! Cables are in the conflict zone.