Coincident got a rough ride from Stereophile years ago if memory serves. Like happened with a number of other companies during that era, the Stereophile comments were undeserved. On account of that, Stereophile developed a reputation in the industry that it was not a good idea to submit a product to them for review unless you had some sort of advertising contract also.
The magazine has gone through a lot of changes since then so the hearsay back then is likely outdated.
The magazine has gone through a lot of changes since then so the hearsay back then is likely outdated.