OK here is the response at AA:
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(My direct post over at AA is here:)
""RE: Over on the goN is a question: Why is there no Stereophile review of Magnepan 3.7?
Posted by John Atkinson (R) on July 25, 2011 at 13:56:16
In Reply to: Over on the goN is a question: Why is there no Stereophile review of Magnepan 3.7? posted by Elizabeth on July 25, 2011 at 13:06:53:
The question has raised some interesting points about TAS and Streophile.
So what say you Stereophile mavens?
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(The reply by John Atkinson of Stereophile fame:)
We have asked for review samples but Magnepan's Wendell Diller is
concerned that if i measured the speaker, the measurements would unveil
proprietary information. Not a problem with The Absolute Sound, of course. :-)
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile ""
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So there you have it.
Now the mystery of what is proprietary about the 3.7s... Hmmmmm....
(oh, yeah, I assume it is fine to quote my own post over from there AND the answer to MY question....)