STEVE Reviewed a $12.000 Cartridge! Or Did He...?
Feb 16, 2018 1:02:58 GMT
Post by Brick Wall on Feb 16, 2018 1:02:58 GMT
Grado Labs Prestige Black2 phono cartridge coming to me for review. List price, $75.00.
At first glance this could actually make sense. STEVE reviewed a $12 K phono cartridge favorably so the company wants him to see what one of their entry level products can do. Sounds great, right?
Well, just for shits and grins I decided to look for this $12,000 review. And guess what? Yup, that's right.
Now, given the pretext of having America's numero uno EQ twiddler review one of your premium products, would it not make sense to post this outpouring of love on your website, so everyone can see what a great product you have? Of course. That's the whole reason behind the exercise, isn't it? Endorsements from the big boys in the Biz bring in customers willing to slap down their cash for your primo phono cartridge.
But try as hard as I could, there is no review from Daddy anywhere to be found on the Grado website. On the page for the Grado Epoch, no STEVE.
There are two comments - one from a Bob Levi and the other by a Todd Green, whoever they may be. Not willing to give up just yet, I cruised over to the Grado Press page to check there. Well, lots of accolades from lots of peopsons, but noticeably absent was one from the Tonmeister.
There is an endorsement at SHiTEville, but I find it difficult to believe Grado would send anyone a $12,000 audio component (on a long term loan, heh) just for a post on his Forum. So is STEVE lying to us?
At first glance this could actually make sense. STEVE reviewed a $12 K phono cartridge favorably so the company wants him to see what one of their entry level products can do. Sounds great, right?
Well, just for shits and grins I decided to look for this $12,000 review. And guess what? Yup, that's right.
Now, given the pretext of having America's numero uno EQ twiddler review one of your premium products, would it not make sense to post this outpouring of love on your website, so everyone can see what a great product you have? Of course. That's the whole reason behind the exercise, isn't it? Endorsements from the big boys in the Biz bring in customers willing to slap down their cash for your primo phono cartridge.
But try as hard as I could, there is no review from Daddy anywhere to be found on the Grado website. On the page for the Grado Epoch, no STEVE.
There are two comments - one from a Bob Levi and the other by a Todd Green, whoever they may be. Not willing to give up just yet, I cruised over to the Grado Press page to check there. Well, lots of accolades from lots of peopsons, but noticeably absent was one from the Tonmeister.
There is an endorsement at SHiTEville, but I find it difficult to believe Grado would send anyone a $12,000 audio component (on a long term loan, heh) just for a post on his Forum. So is STEVE lying to us?
