The STEREOPHILE list is printed twice a year: once in April and once in October. The list is modified at those times, based on either the product having been discontinued or because of the lack of a recent audition. For the most part, the list is fairly consistent from one year to the next. However, bear in mind that the Recommended Components listing is not all-inclusive in that it only incorporates equipment reviewed by STEREOPHILE, which is generally a somewhat small percentage of the products being sold. The fact that a given product is not on the list may simply reflect the fact that it has not been submitted by the manufacturer /distributor/importer for review. STEREOPHILE rarely, if ever, purchases products for review at retail. This is true for almost all of the audio publications. I do not believe it is on the website since the presence of the list helps in attracting subscribers and in developing single-copy sales.
