i would like to address two points of this post.
First, George, why don't you e-mail Chris Brady and ask him?
Second, I think it should be the other way around. The audio magazines should ask a number of similar turntable vendors to submit samples for a comparison, much like the Road & Track does for specific types of automobiles. Ratings are meaningless unless they are placed in an appropriate context.
The typical audiophile can't bring together 4 or 5 turntables to evaluate, and the odds are no dealer can do that either. Along the same lines the same inability exists with cartridges, tone arms, cables, etc. etc.
IMO, the magazines have had a free ride for years and years, reviewing products that the vendor provides at his or her cost. I need an resource that will evaluate and provide me information to make a sound decision as what products represent value and what products will work best in my system.
First, George, why don't you e-mail Chris Brady and ask him?
Second, I think it should be the other way around. The audio magazines should ask a number of similar turntable vendors to submit samples for a comparison, much like the Road & Track does for specific types of automobiles. Ratings are meaningless unless they are placed in an appropriate context.
The typical audiophile can't bring together 4 or 5 turntables to evaluate, and the odds are no dealer can do that either. Along the same lines the same inability exists with cartridges, tone arms, cables, etc. etc.
IMO, the magazines have had a free ride for years and years, reviewing products that the vendor provides at his or her cost. I need an resource that will evaluate and provide me information to make a sound decision as what products represent value and what products will work best in my system.