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In Reply to: RE: High Fidelity Report: Reviewer Accommodations Compromise Credibilty posted by Sprezza Tura on April 30, 2014 at 09:53:47
... with little or no out-of-pocket expense, why should they care about accommodation pricing?
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...as those manufacturers whose relationship will influence them, not only give them long term loaners, but loaned equipment for review.
If they want to really crow about their ethics, they can take the route Consumer Reports has - no ads and buy the stuff you review at retail.
The blame also goes to readership. A million online posts about reviewer ethics and ad influences and yet when asked if they would subsidize an ad free review publication you get total silence. They want to whine and moan and talk about conspiracies but they also want cheap content.
"We have mourned to you, and ye have not wept."
Luke 7:32.
So it is with audophiles, who looketh not in the mirror.
JM
They might not be able to give it away FREE.
By honest and unbiased review, that would require the reviewer be blinded as to the make, model and retail price of the product under review. ;-)
(nt)
I love this furry guy...!
...I saw the hamster eating a burrito video on the news last night and couldn't remember where I had seen it.
Is it a true Mission Burrito or just a Chipotle Burrito?
...you can suggest the audio review publication Martin Colloms and Paul Messenger do which is free of advertising.
US $122 a year.
Well..agree...but not all reviewers are brazen enough to exploit long term ahem, cough, "loans".
It is probably futile to seek valid information from reviewers, editors or manufacturers. I suspect there is little to no formal record keeping, which facilitates a mutually advantageous and informal relationship amongst all stake holders.
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