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It seems there is a full full page of all ORTOFON stuff, which is not the usual NeedleDoc play. And how coincidental, there are Ortofon reviews...

The editorial department doesn't see the actual advertisements in an issue until after it has shipped, so there is no question of our planning our review coverage based on what ads are going to appear. However, Ortofon were well aware that reviews of their products were planned for this issue, as they received the preprints in order to prepare their "Manufacturer's Comment" letter. There was time, therefore, for both them and Needle Doctor to book ads in that issue.

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wasn't something similar to this idea of not advertising when there is a review of a product for that product, and a dealer advertising it? Wasn't this an issue previously discussed that it violates Stereophile policy?

We do not allow advertisers to quote from a review that is published in the same issue. We also make sure that ads for a products do not appear within or adjacent to a review of the same product. But there is no overall ban of advertising from manufacturers whose products are mentioned in the same issue.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile