Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile

"They didn't like it, so no review."

Nonsense.

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....)

Elizabeth, well now, that seems a little off, don't you think? What is to stop someone else from buying a pair and running the measurements? Not to mention reverse engineering. Somebody is blowing smoke here. Diller has to know this would make Valin & Co look like shills. On the other hand, could measurements expose Valin's concern about bass response? I won't be doing any buying without a thorough audition.

Panels measure like crap and Stereophile loves their measurements (as they should). I am sure Magnepan feels having so many measurements will only hurt sales. If their sales are good why risk it?

Other brands do this too... have you ever seen a pair of Gallos review by Stereophile (please correct me if I am wrong)? They made statements like "Anthony Gallo Takes The Mega-Buck Boys To School" back in 2006 and then... never reviewed them, smells funny to me.

Easy because manufacturer or editor doesn't want or have time to review them. Why cant you listen and make up your own mind if the 3.7 for you? Reviews offer little real hands on experance offers much.