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Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

When I hear the word hype in relation to GS, I unfortunately think of people raving about their first piece of decent gear like it was a gift from God. It happens all too often... Thread titles like "The xyz Preamp kills", or "The 1234 mic pre is out of this world" are pretty common and somewhat hard to read for me. The only people who really respond are the guys who are either A. justifying their own purchases of xyz or 123, so they feel better about themselves (ego stroking... I call them the "justifiers") or B. the guys who are curious about the piece of gear and are asking these same "justifiers" for advice. And generally, that piece of gear is lackluster, hence the need for hype. I think 90% of the people here can spot these threads a mile away (or at least I hope they can)... This is what I think of when I think of the word "hype".

That about sums it .