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In Reply to: Always considered him a 'one trick pony'... posted by Ivan303 on February 17, 2021 at 06:57:19:
He attracts a herd.
His herd seems to have grown in the pandemic. I think a lot of people just don't want to put the effort into exploring and listening to what's out there, but that's especially true in COVID times when most of us lean toward ordering something online if we can.
The herd wants a simple way to buy. They want an audio reviewer who will slap a winner label on something so they can just go buy that. That's why they hate the traditional subjective reviewers because everything they write about is a different shade of good and the answer to "which is better" is always "it depends". The herd especially like Amir because he rank orders products by a single number, which makes things nice and easy. It doesn't matter whether the number is meaningless, it's something they can point to and defend their decision.
And to be fair, the herd mentality is not limited to objectivists. Harry Pearson had a herd too.
Amir also attracts the bargain shoppers. I don't mean people who have a small budget. I mean people who value finding a bargain or getting a deal as much or more than the enjoyment of the actual product. Because SINAD correlates with price as poorly as it correlates with sound quality, it's like music to their ears. :)
Anyway, that's my theory on why he's gotten so popular.
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Follow Ups
- Absolutely - Dave_K 02/18/2108:27:24 02/18/21 (6)
- RE: Absolutely - MRMB 22:17:43 03/2/21 (0)
- "They want an audio reviewer who will slap a winner label on something " ................ - Cut-Throat 11:25:41 02/19/21 (4)
- LOL, I guess I hit a little too close to home - Dave_K 07:39:19 02/20/21 (3)
- Not really, I just use it as a 'Starting Point' ................... - Cut-Throat 07:53:17 02/20/21 (2)
- RE: Not really, I just use it as a 'Starting Point' ................... - Dave_K 06:04:46 02/21/21 (1)
- RE: Not really, I just use it as a 'Starting Point' ................... - Cut-Throat 06:29:12 02/21/21 (0)
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