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Hi,
I just got the new Stereophile. The new October issue has the 500 best components list, and I started to read.
A new rank was issued and it's not A, but A+. The first 2 components that are listed in (A+) are 2 turntables, the Techdas Air Force 1 and the VPI Classic Direct turntable.
In both paragraphs these A+ turntables fall short of one they are compared to, the Continuum Caliburn. The Techdas didn't sound as smooth and the VPI came as close but did not better the Caliburn.
I could not find the Caliburn in the listing but do have the old Stereophile issue with the review. Without a Google search is the Caliburn still on the market?
For the new subscriber reading the 500 list wouldn't they wonder what is this Continuum Caliburn, not listed, that seems to best the new A+ catagory. Has the progression of the state of the art been lowered?
I do remember when the Caliburn was reviewed the Rockport turntable seemed to have been missing from the list. Are the Caliburn and Rockport tables no more?
I did read (How Recommendations are Determined) on the first page but am still foggy on this.
Hey, thanks for any help to a better understanding Stereophiles Top 500 list.....Mark Korda.
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Topic - Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 07:59:52 09/14/17 (30)
- Not Top 500, but still a futile exercise, I think - TGR 17:41:59 09/19/17 (2)
- RE: Not Top 500, but still a futile exercise, I think - Bill the K 05:10:09 09/26/17 (1)
- RE: Not Top 500, but still a futile exercise, I think - SpotcheckBilly12345 08:14:50 09/26/17 (0)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - FSonicSmith 08:11:05 09/16/17 (7)
- Friends who were members... - mkuller 16:24:58 09/26/17 (3)
- RE: Friends who were members... - FSonicSmith 17:15:30 09/28/17 (2)
- RE: Friends who were members... - SpotcheckBilly12345 08:48:37 09/29/17 (0)
- It was Cupertino... - mkuller 19:10:04 09/28/17 (0)
- Excellent story - Charles Hansen 21:27:31 09/16/17 (2)
- RE: Excellent story - FSonicSmith 06:11:35 09/17/17 (1)
- RE: Excellent story and magazines - Charles Hansen 12:48:54 09/17/17 (0)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - BillH 05:09:17 09/16/17 (0)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - fstein 02:43:46 09/16/17 (1)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - John Atkinson 04:25:28 09/16/17 (0)
- Tut tut? - Des 17:48:30 09/15/17 (0)
- There is a fair point to the question... - John N 11:39:55 09/15/17 (2)
- Maybe its as simple as - Ross 17:16:42 09/15/17 (0)
- RE: the question... - hifitommy 15:09:34 09/15/17 (0)
- The way you phrase your question - jec01 08:27:06 09/15/17 (1)
- RE: The way you phrase your question - PAR 10:06:14 09/15/17 (0)
- correct, they are no more. Nt - viridian 15:47:17 09/14/17 (0)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - SpotcheckBilly12345 10:49:24 09/14/17 (6)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - acres verde 11:23:17 09/15/17 (2)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - SpotcheckBilly12345 13:16:30 09/15/17 (1)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - Jeffrey Lee 14:08:16 09/17/17 (0)
- You having a bad day... or what? - RedM 13:02:27 09/14/17 (2)
- RE: You having a bad day... or what? - SpotcheckBilly12345 13:53:03 09/14/17 (1)
- So it's okay for you to post your opinion, but not for RedM to do the same? - hesson11 16:39:52 09/14/17 (0)
- RE: Understanding Stereophile's Top 500 - PAR 09:24:10 09/14/17 (0)
- My guess would be folks who could afford , and would be interested in A+ TTs would 'know'.. - 3+4=5 08:47:35 09/14/17 (0)
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