MINe 109 wrote:
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MINe 109 wrote:


I look forward to a magazine-purchased Halcro-Wavac comparison in S&V.


I was under the impression that equipment was loaned to magazines for
review. Is there a special surcharge for reviewing the more expensive
models?

Arny criticized Atkinson because Stereophile borrows while S&V buys
review samples, so I was having some fun. While buying avoids one kind
of bias for inexpensive gear, a magazine with "fractions of a million
dollars" investments would have an obvious interest in the resale value
of the reviewed devices.


Seems like buying the equipment would create a bias in favor of
inexpensive equipment. Keeps cost down for the magazine to stick with
the cheap stuff.



Scott