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Re: Well then, how about this arguement. for favorable reviews...

If Consumer Reports operated the way the stereo mags do with reference to products they review, it would be out of business by now. The fact that once in a while an manufacturer sues CR to me is an indication that they are doing something right...something for their readers. Not that you have to be sued, but the hifi mags are so far the other way as to be ridiculous. The mags cannot afford or do not want to spend their own money to go out and buy samples of products anonymously like CR does. A bad review means no more equipment from the manufacturer even to review in the mag, all questions of discounts to reviewers and favoritism aside. I find the mags very entertaining but Stereophile, for example, was a better magazine, lousy printing schedule, small issues, etc years and years ago when Holt took no ads. He couldn't sustain the mag that way, but he could do his readers an honest service. (IMHO)


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