General Asylum: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! by John Marks General audio topics that don't fit into specific categories.

For Sale Ads FAQ / News / Events

Posted by John Marks (M ) on June 21, 2003 at 08:54:34

Hello.

Mom always said it was better to burn a heretic than curse the darkness.

In the same spirit, rather than continue debating whether Stereophile adequately covers low-cost high-value gear (I think it does), I have decided to solicit nominations for the same, for possible coverage in my column.

In this regard, nomination is not a guarantee of coverage, it just means I will check it out and think it over.

Also, coverage is not necessarily favorable. Your darling sweetheart of a tube amp might strike me as hopelessly colored and rolled off, and useless for driving dynamic speakers. So before you put your friend's head in the lion's mouth, give thought to how his business prospects will fare if I end up writing that for my money at least, a Marantz receiver gives more performance for less value.

Please let me know which specific sources, amps, and speakers are out there that are noticeably better than one-brand systems you can get at Best Buy but are also substantially less than $1000 per component?

I promise to give ANYONE's list due consideration, and if any products look promising I will make reasonable efforts to obtain review samples for future coverage in my column.

I do in fact have some ideas of my own but I will not disclose them until you see them in print.

Although I am not bound by the five-dealer rule, I am not inclined to cover products from recently started companies or companies that don't seem ready for prime time.

Cordially,

John Marks

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Parts Connexion

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---