andy_c wrote: > There's recently been some entertaining fallout as a result of Sam > Tellig having quit Stereophile. It seems that for many years now, > Stereophile has claimed to have a "Chinese Wall" between advertising and > editorial departments. A Google search (via '_this_LMGTFY_link_' > (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Stereophile+%22Chinese+Wall%22) for ease of > search) confirms many such claims. > > Well, it's '_recently_been_discovered_' > (http://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=critics&n=78336) that > their Advertising Manager is one Laura J. LoVecchio. She happens to be > John Atkinson's wife. :D I don't know how long this situation has been > the case though.
Andy if you have been reading this "Audiophiles" section of the User Forum for any length of time then you would know that most of the regular posters here have long ago realized that whatever Stereophile may say to the contrary there is no "Chinese Wall" between the advertising and the editorial departments. Instead what exists is complete control by the advertising department and the advertisers themselves over any and all editorial content. But Stereophile should not singled out for this behavior since all audiophile publications, be they print or online, have the exact same arrangement. This sad state of affairs makes independent audio critics like our fellow forum member Archimago all the more valuable since their reviews, research and critiques are now the only ones available that have not been rendered worthless by advertising dollars. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103223 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
