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> For those of you that don't know, The Wiard 300 system is reviewed in the
> new issue of Electronic Musician, just out.
> 
Any plans to copy this onto the Wiard or Yahoo websites?
I see many other manufacturers have had permission to reproduce EM reviews.
> 
> Although I don't agree with Robert on all of his points (especially rating
> "value" a 3.5 out of 5 - I would certainly rate it higher...
I have to admit that I'm still smarting from personal experience along these
lines. My feeling is that most equipment reviews are over generous therefore
a mark of 3.5 reflects some reservations in the mind of the reviewer.
I've never come into personal contact with any of the Wiard stuff and only
downloaded some MP3's and read the comments on this forum but I wouldn't
have been surprised to see a 4 out of 5 rating.
My biased and obviously warped opinion is that most reviewers never use
musical equipment in anger and if they do, never at the highest level and
are often looking for 'ear candy' or 'bells and whistles' over practical
features. 
Having said that (rather harshly) I do find that the US magazines are more
in touch with the real world than the UK ones.
CW