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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message


In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message


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.

Right. Note that it was the authors themselves, many of whom were
independent subcontractors, that footed the bill for the blind tests. These
are the tests that Atkinson says that Stereophile can't afford.

What Stereophile can't afford is unpopular articles.

I agree that Atkinson can't afford them - he can't afford the consequences.
IMO the probabable results of fairly-run equipment tests would eviscerate
his magazine's technical stance that just about everything sounds different,
and reduce or eliminate his reviewer's ability to invent what many
purchasers perceive to be facts.

Gotta like those measurements. They're even compared to the subjective
impression.

Note that subscribers get this hype about how authoratative SP is, while
advertisers are told that SP is a magazine of opinion.

Authoritative? I'm a subscriber, and I haven't noticed SP claiming to be
the last word for anything.

Stephen