Yes, you read this correctly. Audio industry is indeed evil. There are some exceptions, which are few and far between.

Let me explain:

The manufacturers

Hi, I have the following set up and am looking for a power amp to integrate into my system.

Harmon Kardon AVR630 (Receiver)
Polk Audio RTI12 (Front Towers)
CSI5 (Center)
RTI6 (Rear)
Velodyne CHT15 (Sub)

This is disturbing and will very likely morph into something even more disturbing before it's done. Linking this to narcotic trafficing and subjecting violations to the RICO Act is already being embraced. Linky

The latest issue of The Audiophile Voice (Volume 11, Issue 4) features a nice picture of Dion on the cover and a rave review of his latest CD Bronx In Blue

inside. Based on that stellar review and Dion's great version of "Turn Me Loose" on the Doc Pomus tribute CD of a few years back, I decided to give the CD a listen and boy oh boy, what a killer recording.