Perfect 10's

[TrojanMan]

In the recent Maximum PC they gave both the SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum and the Radeon 8500 scores of a perfect 10, and I am shocked. Although I think the Radeon 8500's trueform technology is revolutionary and audigy's 5.1 array is steller I still question how you can give anything a 10 out of 10 when there is almost always something better in the world, or at least equal to. The highest score I think I could possibly give would be a 9.99, and I think most reviewers would agree with me. I see rating hardware just as if your were reviewing chicks (or women), you could never give a chick a 10 out of 10 cause you never know whats right around the corner, the same goes with hardware. If I thought everything was perfect I'd be a freaking tooth fairy. By the way I don't want anybody to give me the answer the frikin editor of Maximum PC gives to justify scores of pefect 10, but any other opinions are welcomed.

 

[MichaelD]

If I thought everything was perfect I'd be a freaking tooth fairy. This quote is now in the running to be my next Official Forum Signature. LOL!

Oh yeah, your topic. Sometimes a product is Revolutionary as opposed to Evolutionary. This is not one of those products. It's good, but it's not The Holy Grail of Soundcards or words to that effect. Maybe someone (one of the reviewers) has been promised "a favor" i.e. free product, money or referrals, to give it a great review. I'm not saying the Audigy isn't a nice piece of kit; it certainly is. But from them to slobber all over it? Well, to each his own, I guess. I still have my SBLive! XGamer. I don't have any probs with it. I have SB16 (or whatever it's properly called) emulation disabled. NO probs at all.