Sure, I hear you. But I do think "puff piece" is wrong word. That would usually mean a piece that purposely avoids the negative, usually with some marketing o

Sure, I hear you. But I do think "puff piece" is wrong word. That would usually mean a piece that purposely avoids the negative, usually with some marketing or PR agenda. Here, I think Linn was happily surprised by what he found, and gave that positive reaction in a short video. He never claimed it was an exhaustive review, but just his initial impression. Even the title is "Roger Linn tries out a new Akai MPC." So he tried it, knocked out a little beat, and liked it.