Objective professional reviews?

[SoulSeeker]

I'd bet every penny that I own that a RedLine would pickup a much higher percentage of those I/O shots than any Whistler.

And I don't seriously doubt that. I have never tested a Redline myself. Like most here, I'm at the mercy of what is presented here by devoted members like yourself. From there, I attempt to extrapolate what that means to me and my driving. That's what this forum is all about.

Out of the V1 and Redline are these 2 RD's neck to neck.

Out of the reviews of both of these RD's which one has the better review so far.

[AirMoore]

I dislike all the companies fairly equally at this point, and feel they are all failing us in one way or another... I guess that is fairly objective then...

[djrams80]

I dislike all the companies fairly equally at this point, and feel they are all failing us in one way or another... I guess that is fairly objective then...

I couldn't possibly agree more with this statement.

[CJR238]

Years ago a credentialed professional engineer reviewed and tested radar detectors for the BMW CCA Roundel magazine. His reviews were widely quoted in consumer magazines. Since his retirement, all the reviews that I have seen were produced/written by people/organizations with arguably a vested interested in one or more of the products being 'reviewed'. Can you suggest a source for reviews with objective methodology and no financial interests in such products?

Thanks.

This is basically imposable to find now a days. The only way to truly get good objective review/tests of a product is by accumulating other users experiences and opinions to narrow down your selection, then do the testing for your self.

Bias is in evadable, and by doing it your self at least the bias is your own.

[ben721364]

Thank you. I take it that GOL is not associated with a company that sells, assembles or manufactures radar detectors. Correct?

Years ago a credentialed professional engineer reviewed and tested radar detectors for the BMW CCA Roundel magazine. His reviews were widely quoted in consumer magazines. Since his retirement, all the reviews that I have seen were produced/written by people/organizations with arguably a vested interested in one or more of the products being 'reviewed'. Can you suggest a source for reviews with objective methodology and no financial interests in such products?

Thanks.

GOL

[ben721364]

Thanks folks. I will keep looking for objective ratings from organizations with no vested interests.

[category4]

Thank you. I take it that GOL is not associated with a company that sells, assembles or manufactures radar detectors. Correct?

Years ago a credentialed professional engineer reviewed and tested radar detectors for the BMW CCA Roundel magazine. His reviews were widely quoted in consumer magazines. Since his retirement, all the reviews that I have seen were produced/written by people/organizations with arguably a vested interested in one or more of the products being 'reviewed'. Can you suggest a source for reviews with objective methodology and no financial interests in such products?

Thanks.

GOL

Correct, they are a group of enthusiasts that test countermeasures basically because they love to do so. They only take funds from private donors and not from manufacturers, blind purchase the product they test and pay their own expenses to perform the tests.

[rocky2]

also, stealth stalker's comments are anything but objective.

sig worthy.

LOL

[ben721364]

I was getting all excited, in a good way, about GOL until I read this on the 2009 Results page:

"A big thanks goes out to:

BuyRadarDetectors.com

for sponsoring us by loaning us several brand new retail radar detectors for the test!"

Thank you. I take it that GOL is not associated with a company that sells, assembles or manufactures radar detectors. Correct?

Years ago a credentialed professional engineer reviewed and tested radar detectors for the BMW CCA Roundel magazine. His reviews were widely quoted in consumer magazines. Since his retirement, all the reviews that I have seen were produced/written by people/organizations with arguably a vested interested in one or more of the products being 'reviewed'. Can you suggest a source for reviews with objective methodology and no financial interests in such products?

Thanks.

GOL

Correct, they are a group of enthusiasts that test countermeasures basically because they love to do so. They only take funds from private donors and not from manufacturers, blind purchase the product they test and pay their own expenses to perform the tests.

[KaPro]

One must also be realstic when doing research. What n00bs need to know is that GOL is a group of guys doing this testing on THEIR dime and their time. There are a substantial number of different rd's available for testing and as such it would be almost prohibitively expensive to buy every version of every rd made today. My point is you should not be "disturbed" to see a group such as GOL, being sponsored by retailers who are official retailers for the rd manufacturers. Once you have been around awhile, you will see how these retailers are held in high esteem here.