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Can't agree that awards are placed simply to provide entertainment. They are created and distributed to stimulate sales for the publication and the manufacturers, distributors and/or importers who they choose, on whatever basis, to favor.
There is a complicated formula involving advertising dollars, dollars spent on advertising and number of full page ads placed per issue. These figures are summed, averaged and assigned a letter rating.
All kidding around about TAS aside, I used to work there. They didn't charge for reviewing or for giving out awards. It's not that dirty of a business. None of the high end audio companies are that wealthy. Why is it best to "assume" that they do that when you don't know the people that make up the magazine personally?Is it best for me to assume that because there is a lot of violent crime in Brazil that you are a terrorist? No fun when someone is pointing the gun at you, is it?The first thing they told us in day one of News Writing 101 was "never to assume anything..." If you don't like TAS or TONEAudio, don't read them. But it's very insulting and uninformed to just assume that we are all criminals. Just like it's wrong of me to assume that you are one without meeting you in person.