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You can't use review scores. They are not a proxy for quality at all. They are a proxy for perceived value. I have noticed, subjective of course, that people ra
by bitexploder 8y ago
You can't use review scores. They are not a proxy for quality at all. They are a proxy for perceived value. I have noticed, subjective of course, that people rate more expensive products more harshly. If I buy some $5 head phones and they work alright I am really happpy. If I buy $200 head phones and they are not perfect I am going to be disappointed, my rating will reflect that. So you have to compare products that cost a similar amount to get a real feel for the product quality. Reviews of vastly different costed items doing the same thing are kind of meaningless.
- vorpalhex 8y agoThat is how reviews work, yes. When I buy $5 headphones for the gym, I'm happy they generally don't have static and seem to work. If I buy $200 headphones for the office, I'm going to complain if the 13khz range is a bit muddy. Likewise, I'm happy when my $40 bookshelf doesn't fall over, but I expect more from a $400 bookshelf.
- chmod775 8y agoYes. Obviously. Though those headphones are mostly in the same price range, and certainly not vastly differently priced. They're pretty much all low-end headphones. Yes. Even the Beats by Dr. Dre who like to pretend they're not.