In Reply to: Sterophile Reviewing Policy posted by sanesmith on February 16, 2007 at 00:59:19:
>why not review some gear widely discussed on the audioboards but not
>heavily advertised and/or with limited distribution?
Advertising has nothing to do with whether or not a product gets
chosen for review in Stereophile. Period.
Limited distribution does, because as I explain in the March essay,
a review represents a considerable investment on the part of the
magazine and I don't want to use those resources publishing a full
review of a product that my readers can't audition for themselves.
Such products do get covered in our regular columns, however, and
John Marks will be writing about a Supratek product in his June "5th
Element."
A while back, there was some criticism of Stereophile on the Asylum
based on the fact that we had not reviewed a speaker that had been
lauded by TAS. At the time the TAS review appeared, that manufacturer
had just _one_ dealer, in San Diego. He now has 3, and should have 5
soon, at which time Stereophile will review one of his products. I
respectfully suggest that Stereophile's policy serves its readers
better than does TAS's.
I continue to be puzzled why so much criticism is directed at
Stereophile, which has publicly known policies on matters such as
this, and not at other publications, which do not?
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
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- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - John Atkinson 04:31:23 02/17/07 (36)
- Oops re: Supratek - John Marks 14:26:54 02/17/07 (0)
- Don't confuse commentary vs. criticism; and... - cdb 14:16:49 02/17/07 (13)
- 5-dealer rule: not a joke. - John Marks 14:36:30 02/17/07 (12)
- send 5 pieces to 5 dealers and.... - jdouglas51 11:01:30 02/18/07 (0)
- Re: 5-dealer rule: not a joke. - John Atkinson 04:48:30 02/18/07 (0)
- Why not a "survival" time period instead? - Rick W 15:01:23 02/17/07 (9)
- Re: Why not a "survival" time period instead? - Charles Hansen 15:10:17 02/17/07 (8)
- Mention of BEL. - Larry I 13:39:31 02/20/07 (2)
- Re: Mention of BEL. - Charles Hansen 15:50:08 02/20/07 (1)
- My opinions ref. BEL 1001 MkV - nightdoggy 17:20:28 02/20/07 (0)
- Plenty of companies - including the ones I mentioned - have no backlog, but.... - Rick W 21:42:27 02/17/07 (0)
- Aci speakes, Ohm, to add couple... (nt - Eldragon 15:23:59 02/17/07 (3)
- Both brands have been reviewed - John Atkinson 04:51:54 02/18/07 (2)
- I heard a multi-channel Ohm F system recently and was mightily impressed. (Just FWIW.) nt - clarkjohnsen 12:23:27 02/18/07 (1)
- Current models are not really like F's - suits_me 14:41:38 02/19/07 (0)
- I ... (am) puzzled why so much criticism is directed at Stereophile ..." - Richard BassNut Greene 12:49:49 02/17/07 (5)
- Re: I ... (am) puzzled why so much criticism is directed at Stereophile ..." - regmac 14:06:35 02/17/07 (4)
- British audio journals really criticize components and still get enough ads to stay in business - Richard BassNut Greene 08:52:42 02/19/07 (1)
- Re: British periodicals... - Neil49 11:25:16 02/19/07 (0)
- More misinformation - John Atkinson 14:16:13 02/17/07 (1)
- Re: More misinformation - TomLarson 07:42:48 02/19/07 (0)
- Reminds me of a business "rule" where I used to work... - Enophile 12:30:53 02/17/07 (7)
- Please read my essay - John Atkinson 14:14:02 02/17/07 (2)
- No insult intended, I am a loyal subscriber... - Enophile 16:07:48 02/17/07 (1)
- Re: No insult intended, I am a loyal subscriber... - John Atkinson 05:05:29 02/18/07 (0)
- You should read some of the other posts more closely - Charles Hansen 13:35:37 02/17/07 (3)
- Seems like *you* need to read posts more closely. - Rick W 14:00:28 02/17/07 (2)
- Uhh... - Charles Hansen 15:02:49 02/17/07 (1)
- Can't help you either. Apparently you don't read the posts you reply to. nt - Rick W 16:04:58 02/17/07 (0)
- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - regmac 11:50:02 02/17/07 (1)
- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - Halcroman 20:26:27 02/19/07 (0)
- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - sanesmith 10:45:28 02/17/07 (0)
- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - nightdoggy 10:09:28 02/17/07 (0)
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- Re: Sterophile Reviewing Policy - Bill the K 08:55:49 02/17/07 (0)
- No criticism, no interest. You should be glad (nt - Eldragon 08:14:36 02/17/07 (0)