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In Reply to: RE: Isaak, my take it is.... posted by Rod M on May 19, 2016 at 17:44:15
Sorry, Rod: "Randy, I'm really not comfortable doing that." : :)Yes, sorry, Randy was the "reviewer".
Edits: 05/19/16Follow Ups:
I was offered a bribe from a manufacturer when I was still writing for TAS. I made the mistake of reporting the incident to one of the TAS editors and guess what happened? The manufacturer is still having his speakers reviewed by TAS and I'm on the outside looking in.
If you want to see an assclown, look in the mirror.
Gone are the days when we could write and send in our own reviews, or is it .. :)
....flowery prose is usually a sign of deafness.
Just a little reviewer humor :-)
"They simply didn't know who to believe and chose the manufacturer, who was making a rather large fuss and denying any wrongdoing."Sue, I'm trying to imagine what possible motive a reviewer could have for making a report like this were it not true? Certainly not to get a freebie set of speakers (no mfr, same one or other, will ever make an offer to that reviewer like that again after the report becomes known). Under bribe from a different manufacturer? Hard to imagine, too complicated. Brownie Points to the reviewer? People who report bad smells seldom get Brownie Points for it.
So why did the editors choose to believe the manufacturer? Any idea?
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Edits: 05/31/16
> > So why did the editors choose to believe the manufacturer? Any idea? < <
Turns out the manufacturer was friends with HP and had just sent him a pair of uber priced flagship speakers to play with.
No brownie points for me. Honestly, I don't think publishers even want to hear about this kind of stuff.
Sue Kraft
The Audio Beat
Aren't these the same editors and reviewers that, over the years, have tried to convince us that $20K, $50K, $100K, $200K and up for gear is affordable and a bargain? Easy to say when you're getting said gear half off or on permanent loan which means free. There's no way that an amp or speaker can be worth more than a house. What a scam.
SK with the mic drop!
Thanks for having integrity. Somehow I'm not surprised you're no longer with TAS . . .
Could you tell us what was the bribe?
Thanks,
Daniel
> > Could you tell us what was the bribe? < <
Free speakers in exchange for a Golden Ear award. Makes you wonder about those awards, doesn't it?
Thanks for sharing. I thought bribery was usually more subtle than that.
Best wishes,
Daniel
Sorry the subject line doesn't match my post inside. $25 is the cost to be an AA contributor.
The bribe was worth $6,000 when the manufacturer told me he would never ask for his review sample speakers back as long as he got a Golden Ear Award for them. That's a bribe in my book. No way would I ever put my name on an award that was bought.
Sue
Just kidding! :-)
My opinion of TAS is now vindicated.
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