I don't bother with Consumer Reports. Years ago after buying new smoke detectors for my home I saw their latest issue on the news stand with smoke detectors on the cover so I bought the issue. According to their review for the brand I bought, "The house would have to be engulfed in flames before it would go off". Not so.
Slightly burnt toast in the next room would do the job.
I am a piano technician by trade. Years ago they rated an upcoming brand a "best buy" that was in fact plagued with a lot of little nuisance mechanical problems.
I haven't bothered with CR ever since.