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I was looking an Amazon for a set of earphones below sixty dollars that don't suck. It seems to me that that any forty or fifty dollar pair of earphones should be, all-around, better than the twenty-dollar ones I have, now.

Mostly, I want something that can withstand high levels of volume without getting muddy or distorted. Particularly, the bass, but everything else, too.

I noticed that there are five stars to choose from when reviewing. The problem is, no one really knows why there are five, instead of-- oh, I dunno; two.


What do the stars stand for?

Let's see--

*Horrible

** Not much better than horrible.

*** Decent.

**** A good product, but it's lacking 'That One Thing'.

***** Perfect product in every manner. You want this.



What's the point of all those bloody ratings?! One and two are practically the same thing. Four stars would be better than this.
Moreover, when people give a product a two, they usually only give it that one extra star because -- for example, if it's a video game, they'll give it two stars for good cover art.
That's just sardonicism!

A three star rating would be ideal, but if you wanna cover EVERY end, then a four star rating is the way to go.

* Horrible.
** Decent.
***Excellent.
**** Perfect.

I still don't like it.

* Horrible.
** Good.
*** Great.

And if you really wanna split hairs, you can just give it a 1.5 or 2.2 in your review.

No one really cares if it's 'decent' as apposed to 'good'.

It either works or it doesn't. It should be two star ratings.


* Burn it.
** Get it.


The end.