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As long as the top reviewers can get "Long Term Loans" ...

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Dave Pogue

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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And as long... - mkuller 15:19:57 04/30/14 (8)
...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.
- RE: And as long... - Sprezza Tura 15:36:21 04/30/14 (7)
  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 piped unto you, and ye have not danced;" - John Marks 15:48:50 04/30/14 (5)
    "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
    - Were someone to publish a new Audiophile magazine without ads, and with 100% HONEST, unbiased reviews... - Ivan303 10:40:57 05/01/14 (4)
      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. ;-)
      - See my "Agreed" post 3 down...(nt) - mkuller 08:49:27 05/02/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Were someone to publish a new Audiophile magazine without ads, and with 100% HONEST, unbiased reviews... posted by Ivan303 on May 01, 2014 at 10:40:57
        
        (nt)
      - RE: Were someone to publish a new Audiophile magazine without ads, and with 100% HONEST, unbiased reviews... - Sprezza Tura 14:49:24 05/01/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Were someone to publish a new Audiophile magazine without ads, and with 100% HONEST, unbiased reviews... posted by Ivan303 on May 01, 2014 at 10:40:57
        
        I love this furry guy...!
      - Hey Ivan... - mkuller 11:37:36 05/01/14 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Were someone to publish a new Audiophile magazine without ads, and with 100% HONEST, unbiased reviews... posted by Ivan303 on May 01, 2014 at 10:40:57
        
        ...I saw the hamster eating a burrito video on the news last night and couldn't remember where I had seen it.
        
        The question is... - Ivan303 19:29:31 05/01/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Hey Ivan... posted by mkuller on May 01, 2014 at 11:37:36
        
        Is it a true Mission Burrito or just a Chipotle Burrito?
  - Agreed... - mkuller 15:45:53 04/30/14 (0)
    ...you can suggest the audio review publication Martin Colloms and Paul Messenger do which is free of advertising.
    
    US $122 a year.
    - HiFi Critic (Open in New Window)
RE: As long as the top reviewers can get "Long Term Loans" ... - Sprezza Tura 15:08:45 04/30/14 (1)
Well..agree...but not all reviewers are brazen enough to exploit long term ahem, cough, "loans".
- RE: As long as the top reviewers can get "Long Term Loans" ... - lord addleford 07:18:20 05/01/14 (0)
  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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