I remember reading that article on Audioholics when it first ran. I also remember even before reading, wondering about "reviews", which all had the same information, taken nearly word-for-word from the PDFs I was reading on the manufacturer's websites, and also using the same pictures I saw on their websites. I subconsciously filtered out that type of review. Although I did find some new music (like Cat Power) when reading the reviews, as them seemed to be talking more about how good some CDs sounded instead of the actual equipment.
