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more affordable products from: Rega, NAD, NHT, MISSION, Creek, Rotel, Celestion, Musical Fidelity, NAIM, LINN, etc.
At <I>Stereophile</I> we often gets requests for product reviews. What would you like to see reviewed?
Sota's new table and anything that is in the realm of reality. It is all fine and well to review Items that cost more than my "mansion" but gear has to somewhat attainable for the majority of your readers or it simply becomes fantasy or something you have to wait for years to end up on ebay at real world prices. I'm not talking best buy crap or even audio king midfi junk but quality pieces that that run from one to ten thousand. I feel that this area is really where 95% of your readers are really going to purchase. I do feel that after years of reading your mag and all the complaint letters on this subject you have improved greatly. But just a little more please.
Without a doubt, one product comes to mind. I just heard a speaker called the Khorus by Talon Audio and I was absolutely blown away. Pace, rhythym, detail, dynamics to die forit was all there and then some. PLEASE check this one out.
1)Legacy Audio speakers, mainly the "Whispers" and "Focus" to see what the fuss is all about. 2)I'm dying to see complete reviews in Stereophile of such fine speakers like Martin Logan "Prodigy", Wilson WATT/Puppy 6, Avalon "Eidolon", B&W Nautilus 802 and Revel Studio. 3)At last but not least, please (PLEASE!!!) take over computer mags and review high-end sound cards AND some highly regarded computer-based CD burners (TDK VeloCD, Plextors, HPs) with respect to sound quality, something never really done before. What else can I say, your future looks bright and...busy.
I believe that analog amplification devices will soon be obsolete, and that Sterophile should direct more effort in tracking the progress of this fundamental paradigm shift by reviewing products like digital amplifiers, DSP room-correction preamps, and DSP A/V control devices. TacT Audio has a range of products that fit the description, including the Millennium 2 amplifier and the TCS 2.0 room-correction preamp; in the near future, the TacT M2150 and S2150 amplifiers; plus the 10-channel DSP digital A/V preamp, the TacT TCS. Also, I suggest that Stereophile accept e-mail submissions from their readers on the topic of review requests, and create a database from which they select components for review. This would enable Stereophile to more effectively meet their primary goal of providing timely reviews of components deemed "hot" by the audiophile community.
Nontraditional stuff. I really enjoyed the "Car Tunes" column. Perhaps expand itonce a quarter, cover portables, headphones, car gear, etc. Most of us spend 2-3 hours a day on public transportation or commuting in cars; a review of neat gear designed especially for the commute would be really nice.
AC regeneration devices are a hot area now. I would love to see a review of the ExactPower AC Power Correction System, which has a novel method of achieving the same results as a PS Audio Power plant, with higher efficency, lower size/weight, and lower cost. Can you contact the manufacturers to get a sample? www.exactpower.com