Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile

"What is better marketing - a good subjective review with a couple of questionable artifacts in measurements, or no review at all?"

No review at all, I have passed on a few auditions because of bad measurements. Measurements are not everything, not by a long shot but if you listen to enough speakers and also analyze their measurements you can correlate the two with what you like and do not like.

What is the best selling speaker of the past 20 years not reviewed by TAS or Stereophile?

Chadlinz said:

"Reviews are mostly of little value...'

Not to mention the entirely FRAUDULENT REVIEW of the XTEME Loudspeakers by DK, later, the LSA10's, (which was NEVER a speaker, never had drivers in it at all until John Tucker and I completed it) a few years back in POSITIVE FEEDBACK--I wrote to them for weeks to gain some insight as to how it could have happened, NO ANSWER.
Also, Stereomojo...I wrote James Darby, owner/editor/reviewer, asking, (even though it was a good review) "Did you bi-wire my LSA1's when you reviewed them?"
Stating that they were never meant to be single wired, but could be for convenience, but only sound as they can when bi-wired. I wrote at least 4 times, NO ANSWER.

Reviewers can be really, really dumb, and all they have to do is hide behind their monitors when called out.

I miss the day when Absolute Sound only had ads in the rear of the magazine...separate from reviews.

Good listening,

Larry

Lrsky , Thank you for your enlightening post.I fully agree with Chadlinz that reviews are of little value yet so many members quote chapter and verse from a review they read.
I wonder,do they really hear what the reviewer states being the room and 99% of the associated components used differ from the reviewer's.
I guess its just the POWER OF SUGGESTION.

Pubum57, you wrote you found reviewers "generally do a good job describing the basic attributes of a given product" (paraphrased).
Dont you see how odd that statement is? If it is "basic" then who needs it? Cant anyone with half a brain do "basic" descriptions?
Sure we all cant demo gear near us but by most everything you said reviewers often do little more than most, save for the huge gifts and discounts they do get for "basic" info.