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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message

In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message

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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.

Never said any such thing.

"Ahh, the Atkinson defense. Remember, this is the guy who
reviews power amps that allegedly sell for fractions of a
million dollars, but can't afford the wherewithall that
competing magazines like Stereo Review and its sequel
Sound and Vision have used for their DBTs in the past."

There's the quote. I stand corrected.

Good character becomes you, Stephen.

At any rate, it was delusional fun. AFAIK S&V gets
review samples from vendors, same as ever.

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.

False claim based on false premise.

Upon further review, it seems you were comparing apples
and oranges, as they say, by juxtaposing the false
premise that Stereophile buys its review samples and the
assumption that Stereophile can't afford to do DBTs.

I never said or suggested that Stereophile does any such thing.

Implied by "Stereophile reviews that allegedly sell for fractions of a
million dollars, but can't afford the wherewithall" for DBTs.

Did Stereo Review and S&V fund DBTs?

Yes, AFAIK the authors of a goodly number of articles that included the
results of DBTs were paid reasonably well.

Funded indirectly, then. Presumably the authors were paid for the
article, not the test itself.

I know they've published reports of them.

...starting back in the late 1980s.

The old Audio magazine also funded a number of DBTs. AFAIK, even Stereophile
has funded a few DBTs.

Thanks,

Stephen