I guess it’s pretty hard being me, and even harder trying to be who I want to be, or not to be.
A reviewer...
For once, I was trying to be a reviewer, feeling all glamorous when so many people read my work and give a damn about it when upgrading. Even more so when it was such sad story to see how bad Malaysian reviewers can be. There have been lesser and lesser serious audiophiles around, let alone serious dealers.
At this time, where the dealers are reluctant to send even the entry level rigs for review, god knows what the reviewers are doing to improve their listening skills. Oh, even sillier is when I was told that reviewers are chosen based on linguistic prowess. Just imagine this, a car reviewer was chosen from someone who has never driven more than 20 mph to review a Subaru WRX! What joke is this?!
What the fuck do I care when the local reviewers cannot even afford serious rigs for a reference setup! That explains why we have so many badly written reviews around, everything that drop in front of their door is good enough. Firstly, they do not know how to listen. Secondly, most of the stuff they review are priced way above what they could afford. Thirdly, since they are so linguistically gifted, they should write in such alluring manner, disregard of the lack of auditory competency!
A recent meet up with a writer who has long given up revealed so much that I have no faith in reviews anymore. Trust my ears is the only way. It is easier to write reviews on stuff you owned and from around friends without much influence from desperation for advertisements and loaners.
Looking at the unhealthy audio journalism here, I am glad that I have not become one of the reviewers whom we despise so feverously.
A dealer...
As a working class, it was understood how bad we have to go thru each month just to get the measly pay to fund whatever indulgence we crave. And whenever I look at how huge the margins the dealers impose on the products they carry, I would just drool!
But looking at the pathetically shrinking audio community, I wonder how am I going to survive without making huge margins from the products I carry. And looking at those fucking cheapskates who would only borrow but never buy, who is going to pay for the demo unit?!
I have 2 pairs of AQ Panther which I wanted to sell for months! The asking price has dropped faster than you could say "AQ", that’s how pathetic it is locally when no one even realize the improvements cables could bring to your setup.
I brought the cables north and south, still, the cables are still with me. I brought the cables to my uni mate who is now an audio dealer, he was so hesitant to even take it. Fuck, it must have been the huge margins he was so used to when selling new. Hey, think about it, I bought new and have to swallow the huge lost selling secondhand!
After knowing another dealer has beaten me in getting the dealership for Harmonic Tech, I am glad that I have not been able to become a dealer where even before opening up for business, tons of money have been poured in with no assurance for instant wealth!
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