Amazon Bans 600 Chinese Companies For Review Fraud, and More (BSP-274)

On episode 274 of the BSP, I discuss Amazon’s recent action to ban 600 Chinese Companies who were caught committing review fraud, when you can offer unsolicited criticism, what the terms Mids, Top End, Bright, Dark, and Coloration mean when discussing audio gear, and more. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Shure SM7b: https://geni.us/shuresm7b Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Presonus Revelator iO24: https://imp.i114863.net/io24 Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Amazon Bans 600 Chinese Companies * BSP-198 (5 JAN 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB7CGGGaFaw * The Verge Article: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/17/22680269/amazon-ban-chinese-brands-review-abuse-fraud-policy 05:44 - WYHTS: Use a Truncate Silence Effect 07:29 - WYHTS: Southern California Dude Bro Alert! 08:34 - WYHTS: You CAN Give Unsolicited Criticism to People 12:04 - Ask Bandrew 13:04 - Voice Submission 1 15:04 - What Do You Mean by Mids, Top End, Coloration, Bright, and Dark? 21:49 - Email 2 22:34 - What Do You Consider a Vintage Microphone? 26:04 - Voice Submission 3 29:24 - 500 Series Rack Discussion? 35:19 - Outro