I'm flagging this post. I encourage you to do the same.

It's definitely an advert. And if it was a review, it's a really bad one. There's way too many adjectives without the context of actual evidence supporting the claim.

> "Rigorous Quality Standards"

Corporate buzzwords with nothing substantiating that claim. Also, as opposed to what? Other companies not having rigorous quality standards?

> many rave about the way they sound and feel

False consensus effect via argumentum ad populum.

And plenty more...

Money/access/goods has almost certainly changed hands.