Copy that. I was scratching my head there for a minute! Thanks for clearing that up.
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Yeah i did delete my joke!
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Currawong just posted a sponsored āreviewā of the Headamp GS-X Mini, sponsored by Headamp. And he says in the beginning of the video āthis may seem like a conflict of interestā. Yes, yes it does.
Sorry man, if someoneās paying you to review something, itās not a review itās an advertisement.
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Most ātopā reviewers have access to āsamplesā like Resolve and Headphones.com etcā¦thisās not unusualā¦as long as they make that transparent then itās cool.
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I really feel like thereās a difference between getting a review copy from a manufacturer and the manufacturer paying for the review. Review copies are common for reviewers of all kinds and traditional in media. Being paid for a review is just making an ad for them.
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I have to agree here. Kinda takes the objectivity out of it, IMO.
āHe speaks the language of a warrior
He mounts his misinformed attack
He wears the clothes of a dissenter
But thereās a logo on his backā¦ā
Just sayin!
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I think itās fair as long as heās disclosing it at the beginning. Currawong is pretty fair / solid reviewer most of the time and doesnāt go way overboard on the hyperbole or poetry that someone like Z does sometime. I do agree that the funding mechanism places a bias upon the review but if you know that at the onset of the review you can parse the straight forward takes from the colorād takes.
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Iād agree, assuming they have to send the gear back. If they get to keep it afterwords thatās just the same in my eyes
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Just some general remark about reviewers: Almost all of them compare product A to something in the same price bracket. Often there is some chifi product that blows away expensive western products by a country mile while being 70% cheaper. They never have the balls to mention that fact. This is so retarded and it make me rage hard like Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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Burson, Maggies, Arc, Hegel are all brands i can think of that compete or outperform their chifi counterparts.
Schiit and audeze are in the game as well along with focal and abyss.
Iām not anti chifi but it has a place. Currently looking real hard at the cayin ha300 Mk2 vs the feliks envy
Donāt think Ampify Audio Show has been mentioned before:
Seems to be very much into summit fi but has a smattering of more affordable gear reviews, as well. Iām finding he does a very competent, nuanced job.
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A big difference!
I consider myself an independent reviewer since I have no platform (website, social media, YT channel, etc.) and have no financial benefit from writing my articles. However, I do receive āreview samplesā from the manufacturer, and I usually write a clear disclaimer stating that.
I personally have nothing against paid reviews, as long as it is mentioned somewhere. Itās like having an online salesman.
What I hate is when someone is sponsored and isnāt stating that! Itās also very annoying when big youtubers are receiving samples of more expensive products and they donāt mention it.
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Sandu bringing the heat on this one
For me it is indeed questionable whether this guy ever had one of these headphones on his ears 
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OMG this guy, if heād played it right he could ride the comedy train like a boss. But now itās just embarrassing.
I literally cannot tell if this is just a troll account or not. Iām going to assume it is.
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I like iiWi Reviews
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He admits to not having even heard Timeless and a couple others. So why rank them? 