Illusion
Member
Having recently spent a bit of time looking at jet ribs and tenders for our boat, we’ve spent a bit of time talking to both dealers & builders at both ends of the scale, from the large mainstream manufacturers to the small one man band operations.
What becomes apparent is that in general when you try to refer back to reports or tests in magazines you only seem to see the big boys. Actually many smaller outfits have mentioned that none of the magazine publications are really that interested in featuring their products because they don’t have large advertising budgets. If they do they can’t normally fit them in for 6 to 12 months at best.
I’ve no axe to grind with any of the magazines, nor I’m I a disgruntled small manufacturer, instead just a reader & potential customer wanting to know all the options available to me. It’s possible the smaller companies may even be offering a better, more innovative or more suitable product to fit my needs?
Do we really get to see and hear complete and balanced tests with reviews that include all the products available, not just the mainstream products most of us already know about?
What becomes apparent is that in general when you try to refer back to reports or tests in magazines you only seem to see the big boys. Actually many smaller outfits have mentioned that none of the magazine publications are really that interested in featuring their products because they don’t have large advertising budgets. If they do they can’t normally fit them in for 6 to 12 months at best.
I’ve no axe to grind with any of the magazines, nor I’m I a disgruntled small manufacturer, instead just a reader & potential customer wanting to know all the options available to me. It’s possible the smaller companies may even be offering a better, more innovative or more suitable product to fit my needs?
Do we really get to see and hear complete and balanced tests with reviews that include all the products available, not just the mainstream products most of us already know about?