In Reply to: Do magazines sell snake oil? How about a NOT RECOMMENDED COMPONENTS LIST? posted by Don T on February 24, 2008 at 09:59:56:
>If the recommended components list issues are a magazines biggest selling issues what does that tell us about the people who are reading the magazine, ie. audiophiles and/or people who are interested in buying audio equipment?>
It tells you people like comprehensive 'best of' lists.
>It tells me that audiophiles in general crave snake oil...>
Name some specific Recommended Components from the list that you find to be 'snake oil'.
We're waiting...
>...and that the magazines are willing to deliver it in spades in make more money. Ie - to sell more magazines as well as a value added benefit for the manufacturers who play ball (ie. use the magazine as a marketing vehicle). For years the audio press has been skillfully blurring the lines between being an audiophile resource and a marketing vehicle for industry insiders.>
For years idiots like you have been trying to cast aspersions on the equipment reviewing publications because they are supported by advertising so you can pay less than $1 an issue.
As JA will mention, there are many Recommended Components which have NEVER adverstised in the magazine.
If you know of any specific quid-pro-quos, please tell us about them.
Otherwise please go back into your cave....
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Follow Ups
- Another conspiracy theorist troll... - mkuller 16:30:13 02/24/08 (10)
- LOL! - Don T 20:44:07 02/24/08 (9)
- "If I have an issue ..." *IF*? You're in serious denial! LOL nt - bjh 07:18:06 02/25/08 (8)
- I have no issue with snake oil. - Don T 07:31:44 02/25/08 (7)
- Don't play coy! Your *issue*, i.e. obsession, is so bad it got you kicked out of Critics! Clearly - bjh 07:34:48 02/25/08 (6)
- Hey we've been talking about snake oil and this is appropriate. - Don T 07:52:30 02/25/08 (5)
- Donny boy having witnessed your previous meltdowns - bjh 08:06:47 02/25/08 (4)
- Look.... - Don T 14:40:48 02/25/08 (3)
- Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn... - bjh 14:49:47 02/25/08 (2)
- nt - Don T 15:31:22 02/25/08 (1)
- Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn nt - bjh 20:18:33 02/25/08 (0)