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I'm writing this to see if anyone would like to submit recording gear
reviews for YourHomeStudioDotCom's monthly newsletter. Please email me your gear reviews to . I will publish as many as I can each month. Thomas yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - |
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On Mar 6, 10:05 am, "YourHomeStudioDotCom"
wrote: I'm writing this to see if anyone would like to submit recording gear reviews for YourHomeStudioDotCom's monthly newsletter. How much are you paying? |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
On Mar 6, 10:05 am, "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote: I'm writing this to see if anyone would like to submit recording gear reviews for YourHomeStudioDotCom's monthly newsletter. How much are you paying? He's not even paying attention. -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam |
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On Mar 6, 3:29 pm, "YourHomeStudioDotCom"
wrote: Paying? You seem surprised. I write reviews for Recording and Pro Audio Review magazines and they pay. Why shouldn't you? How else could I keep up my boat payments? |
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I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a
website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - |
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"YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message oups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. |
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On Mar 6, 4:46 pm, "YourHomeStudioDotCom"
wrote: I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Well, frankly, I don't see why websites don't pay for reviews, particularly ones like Harmony Central, that has plenty of income. Where's it all going? Yeah, tell me how expensive it is to operate a web site. But then, it's the Internet. It's supposed to be free, right? |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
On Mar 6, 4:46 pm, "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote: I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Well, frankly, I don't see why websites don't pay for reviews, particularly ones like Harmony Central, that has plenty of income. Where's it all going? Yeah, tell me how expensive it is to operate a web site. But then, it's the Internet. It's supposed to be free, right? If you suck a lot of bandwidth, you pay :-) |
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On Mar 6, 6:33 pm, Romeo Rondeau wrote:
If you suck a lot of bandwidth, you pay :-) If you suck a lot of bandwidth you have something good to sell to advertisers, which gives you money that you can pay to your content providers, which will create more traffic, and make you more money. Hey, let's start a web site and get rich! |
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On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:46:26 -0800, YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote:
I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. That's why nobody in their right mind trusts the "reviews" on websites. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thanks for proving my point. |
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YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote:
I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. I have, a couple of times, and I never found a review that read as if the reviewer knew much of anything about what he/she was reviewing, nor much about how the item might be used in general. I don't go there anymore. -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam |
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YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote:
I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Well, I wouldn't pay money for those reviews either. Which is the basic problem.... if you don't pay for reviews, you get stuff like Harmony Central puts out. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Fred DeRosa wrote:
Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. It is great. But a reviewer should explain why it's great, with accurate traceable measurements to show that it's great and that the manufacturer isn't lying about it. A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
On Mar 6, 6:33 pm, Romeo Rondeau wrote: If you suck a lot of bandwidth, you pay :-) If you suck a lot of bandwidth you have something good to sell to advertisers, which gives you money that you can pay to your content providers, which will create more traffic, and make you more money. Hey, let's start a web site and get rich! I KNEW you had a mind for business! You hire the cute receptionist, I'll order the Lamborghini's. :-) |
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On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:29:14 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Fred DeRosa wrote: Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. It is great. But a reviewer should explain why it's great, with accurate traceable measurements to show that it's great and that the manufacturer isn't lying about it. A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. C'mon Scott, get serious! That means the reviewer would have to actually gain access to a GFA 535 and take the time to compare them. Or is it OK to just compare the published sec sheets? Could we just say it sounds better than my Behringer/Peavey/Nady/Whatever and leave it at that? |
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On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:05:24 -0500, YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote
(in article . com): I'm writing this to see if anyone would like to submit recording gear reviews for YourHomeStudioDotCom's monthly newsletter. Please email me your gear reviews to . I will publish as many as I can each month. Thomas yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Good luck with that. .. Regards, Ty Ford --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZJ9MptZmU |
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On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:46:26 -0500, YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote
(in article .com): I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Harmony Central :snicker: Pro Sound Web paid me (quite well) for content. MIX, Millimeter, PAR and a few I'm forgetting also paid me for online usage. Stop raping innocent technology writers! W have as many bills to pay as you do! :Where's my picket apron and sign; We'll set up a picket line no one will cross!!! Regards, Ty Ford --Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZJ9MptZmU |
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"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Fred DeRosa wrote: Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. It is great. But a reviewer should explain why it's great, with accurate traceable measurements to show that it's great and that the manufacturer isn't lying about it. A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. --scott I don't have to explain anything if I am not getting paid. That was the point for the really short review. What do you expect, Scott, it's for free, that is all I am going to put in it. Even that was too much, I should have just limited it to stating that it is black. |
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"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote: I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Well, I wouldn't pay money for those reviews either. Which is the basic problem.... if you don't pay for reviews, you get stuff like Harmony Central puts out. --scott And you chide me for my review above? I didn't get paid. That's all you get. |
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"hank alrich" wrote in message ... Ty Ford wrote: On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:05:24 -0500, YourHomeStudioDotCom wrote (in article . com): Free Home Studio Newsletter - Good luck with that. Hey, it's a newsletter for free home studios! -- ha Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam So can I record at his home studio for free? Cool, I'll be right over... Mikey Wozniak Nova Music Poductions this sig is haiku |
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On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:42:33 GMT, Romeo Rondeau
wrote: Mike Rivers wrote: On Mar 6, 6:33 pm, Romeo Rondeau wrote: Hey, let's start a web site and get rich! I KNEW you had a mind for business! You hire the cute receptionist, I'll order the Lamborghini's. :-) I volunteer to test drive the receptionist. I s'pose I could whip up a decent alfredo for the Lamborghini as well.... ==================== Tracy Wintermute Rushcreek Ranch ==================== |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
Well, frankly, I don't see why websites don't pay for reviews, particularly ones like Harmony Central, that has plenty of income. Where's it all going? Yeah, tell me how expensive it is to operate a web site. But then, it's the Internet. It's supposed to be free, right? Well, but maybe Thomas wishes to make a better info (review) Homepage, than HarmonyCentral is. Because there is plenty crap written. E.g. ,about Keyboards. Best regards, Daniel Mandic |
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On Mar 6, 10:06 pm, Agent 86 wrote:
A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. C'mon Scott, get serious! That means the reviewer would have to actually gain access to a GFA 535 and take the time to compare them. Yeah, that's the sort of thing that makes it worth while to pay a reviewer. In a recent review that Scott wrote of a ribbon mic, he compared it with a 77DX (because he has one). In a recent review of some mics, I compared the large capsule condenser mic side by side (actually end to end) with a U87, and the ribbon mic with a couple of Beyers and an M260 with a 77DX ribbon in it (because that's what I thought it sounded a bit like). A reviewer should have enough broad experience to compare things, not simply, never having heard or used anything like what he's reviewing, saying either that he liked it (which is what they say most of the time) or didn't like it, or (nearly all the time) that it's good for the price. |
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On Mar 7, 12:32 am, "Fred DeRosa" wrote:
I don't have to explain anything if I am not getting paid. That was the point for the really short review. What do you expect, Scott, it's for free, And worth every penny. Who needs that? I guess maybe someone who wants to see if anyone else has one. |
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"YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message
oups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Quite a few online magazines pay for reviews, including Enjoy the Music.com. As i highly value journalists with experience, great ears and the ability to put their assessments in concise, informative (and entertaining) articles... Enjoy the Music, Steven R. Rochlin http://www.EnjoyTheMusic.com Where you can find: Superior Audio, The Absolute Sound, Review Magazine, The $ensible Sound, The Audiophile Voice... and MUCH more! "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message oups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - |
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"Scott Dorsey" wrote
A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power i loved the 535 amplifier and it was indeed better than the 545 or 555 imo. Would say more, but then my review might appear for free on someone's website ;-) Enjoy the Music, Steven R. Rochlin http://www.EnjoyTheMusic.com Where you can find: Superior Audio, The Absolute Sound, Review Magazine, The $ensible Sound, The Audiophile Voice... and MUCH more! "Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ... Fred DeRosa wrote: Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. It is great. But a reviewer should explain why it's great, with accurate traceable measurements to show that it's great and that the manufacturer isn't lying about it. A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Wow, i love this thread and sorry about the multiple posts. Lots of great
comments on this thread and hope you do not mind the chiming in. Yup, made a small fortune with the audiophile site going on over a decade online. Problem is i stared with a larger one (old joke, sorry) As for the Lambo, take my word for it; unless you make it BIG you'll be lucky if the site can pay for just the cost to maintain the Lambo (or Ferrari in my case). It kinda feels like when some dumb chick named Britney who can not sing and has virtually no talent can make millions while us talented folks only get... you engineers know what i mean. As for the lack of trusting reviews online, generally agree though look at who the writers are on Enjoy the Music.com. Ok, so the magazine is not for studio folks, yet we have longstanding writers like Dick Olsher (was Fi editor, S'phile Senior editor, and now TAS senior writer), Alvin Gold (too many print pubs to list), Steven Stone (various guitar mags and home electronic magazines), etc... and from time to time John Gatski (PAR editor) pens a review. Guess Enjoy the Music.com must be doing something right, Manley Labs, TacT, Linn, Pass Labs and others has/have been a longtime advertiser. Apologies for the possible appearance of self-promotion so will go stand in the corner for punishment after i post this. Fully agree there are many websites with reviews that are, well... you know. Few pure-play online audiophile review magazines go out and hire top-notch reviewers. Please believe me when i say if at the end of the day my personal pay from the site is $2/hr i'd be happy. It is indeed a labor of love (or insanity, take your pick or choose both.... its free ). Wish the YourHomeStudio luck at getting quality free writers, though somehow it probably will not happen. Lastly, before i go stand in the corner, Enjoy the Music.com might suck but it sucks less than others. Enjoy the Music, Steven R. Rochlin http://www.EnjoyTheMusic.com Where you can find: Superior Audio, The Absolute Sound, Review Magazine, The $ensible Sound, The Audiophile Voice... and MUCH more! "Romeo Rondeau" wrote in message t... Mike Rivers wrote: On Mar 6, 6:33 pm, Romeo Rondeau wrote: If you suck a lot of bandwidth, you pay :-) If you suck a lot of bandwidth you have something good to sell to advertisers, which gives you money that you can pay to your content providers, which will create more traffic, and make you more money. Hey, let's start a web site and get rich! I KNEW you had a mind for business! You hire the cute receptionist, I'll order the Lamborghini's. :-) |
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As for the Lambo, take my word for it; unless you make it BIG you'll be lucky if the site can pay for just the cost to maintain the Lambo (or Ferrari in my case). It kinda feels like when some dumb chick named Britney who can not sing and has virtually no talent can make millions while us talented folks only get... you engineers know what i mean. I guess you missed the :-)... :-) |
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"Fred DeRosa" wrote in message
nk.net "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message oups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. I think it would be fun to compare that Adcom GFA 555 to say, a Behringer A500. I have the A500, and I have the means to test both amps, both technically and subjectively. Here are my web sites for publishing equipment reviews - www.pcabx.com and www.pcavtech.com. Exactly what are you offering? |
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Agent 86 wrote:
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:29:14 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote: Fred DeRosa wrote: Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. It is great. But a reviewer should explain why it's great, with accurate traceable measurements to show that it's great and that the manufacturer isn't lying about it. A reviewer should also compare it with the GFA 535, which sounds a little cleaner but has a lot less power. That means the reviewer would have to actually gain access to a GFA 535 and take the time to compare them. Right. And the difference is pretty subtle... you wouldn't notice it without a direct A/B test. Or is it OK to just compare the published sec sheets? No, because they are totally meaningless. In the case of the Adcom, though, they are at least honest. That's something a reviewer should note. Could we just say it sounds better than my Behringer/Peavey/Nady/Whatever and leave it at that? No, that's not a very useful review. At the very least you should compare it to something better, something worse, and something about the same. And you should describe the differences. Otherwise the reader has no real reference point. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
Yeah, that's the sort of thing that makes it worth while to pay a reviewer. In a recent review that Scott wrote of a ribbon mic, he compared it with a 77DX (because he has one). More than that. I compared it wth the 77DX because that is pretty much the canonical standard that people think about when they think about ribbon mikes. When people say "I want that ribbon mike sound" they are usually talking about a 77DX or 44B. In a recent review of some mics, I compared the large capsule condenser mic side by side (actually end to end) with a U87, and the ribbon mic with a couple of Beyers and an M260 with a 77DX ribbon in it (because that's what I thought it sounded a bit like). Which again is reasonable, since the U87 is a good standard of comparison. People know what it sounds like. A reviewer should have enough broad experience to compare things, not simply, never having heard or used anything like what he's reviewing, saying either that he liked it (which is what they say most of the time) or didn't like it, or (nearly all the time) that it's good for the price. Sometimes it's hard to say nice things about a product, too. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Fred DeRosa" wrote in message nk.net "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message oups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. I think it would be fun to compare that Adcom GFA 555 to say, a Behringer A500. I have the A500, and I have the means to test both amps, both technically and subjectively. Here are my web sites for publishing equipment reviews - www.pcabx.com and www.pcavtech.com. Exactly what are you offering? Exactly what was paid for. ;-) |
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But how does it compare to a Muse Model 100 with Balanced inputs?
All tongue in cheek. I do like my Muse On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:02:43 GMT, "Fred DeRosa" wrote: "YourHomeStudioDotCom" wrote in message roups.com... I can understand a magazine paying for content but I haven't seen a website that pays for reviews. Check out Harmony Central, for instance. Thomas www.yourhomestudio.com Free Home Studio Newsletter - Here is one for free. I have an Adcom GFA 555, bought it in '87 - still using it and it sounds great. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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