@viridian So call me naive. I read the article and took it at face value. Apparently, based on every post made, I'm the only one that wasn't in on the joke. I'll try to meet your higher standards in the future. For your edification, the term BigTwin is the long held nickname for the larger V-Twin engines found in Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Anything outside the Sportster 883/1200 class.
Magazine Ethics - TAS
I found the "From the Editor" piece by Robert Harley, in the most recent issue of TBS (page 16) to be quite interesting. Clearly some folks have been touching a nerve with this subject. I found Mr. Harley's response to be professional and enlightening. I also liked that it answered a question I've had for years. When I've seen pictures of Harley's personal reference system, I've often thought "wow, that's got to be a million dollars of equipment there. Did he actually pay for it?" And now I know. Scratch that one off the long list of things I do not know. 🤣
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@spenav I appreciate your point of view even though I may not fully agree. No reason we can’t have a polite discussion about what has become an issue of considerable currency. I think by any definition if someone receives some form of gratuity from a manufacturer and then purports to write a “review“ of products from that manufacturer or competitors that is a conflict of interest. Nothing illegal or inherently unethical about that. There are three ways to deal with a conflict of interest. First, the reviewer can eliminate it. Second, there can be full disclosure of the details of the conflict and then readers can make their own assessment of whether it matters. Third, the conflict can be ignored and undisclosed, meaning the readers of these reviews don’t have all of the relevant facts. It seems to me that the first two choices are reasonable, ethical approaches. Do yoi disagree? I think your point about whether a reviewer is a journalist is interesting and I’ve wondered about how they considered themselves. If they are indeed journalists that is an appellation that carries with it certain obligations. I think I’ve heard some of them refer to themselves as journalists but I don’t know the answer and it’s an interesting question |
I don’t generally read TAS, but I wrote to them expressing concern that an article by Tom Martin appeared to plagiarize a single research paper without attribution and, because it was from one and only one research paper was poorly sourced, without critical analysis a single research paper was due. In addition, his recollections about the history of THX and subwoofer settings seemed incorrect. Interestingly, this paper was also abut the ear's ability to locate a sound source. Never heard back. |
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@erik_squires Tom seems like a thoughtful and articulate guy who importantly seems to genuinely care about actually achieving better sound - I think his significant investment in THE Room points to that. Perhaps write to him directly w the issue. ? what paper is it ? best in music jim
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