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RE: I think my question has to do with value...

>What about things like . . . reviewers consulting for companies whose
>components they own?

Just a note to say that I have fired a reviewer for doing this the moment
I found out about it. Stereophile reviewers cannot consult for
manufacturers, whether it be paid or unpaid. ("Just listen to this new
product and tell me what you think, doesn't have to be reviewed.")

Regarding the other matters you mention, we all try to steer an ethical
course through the minefield of conflicting interests. For example, I
have just arranged to visit a manufacturer to see his new factory.
Stereophile is covering my travel expenses and I don't think letting that
manufacturer buying me dinner the day of my visit is an ethical problem.
YMMV.


John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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