Vinyl Asylum: for a minute there, I thought I was reading an ad .... by J.D. Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ.

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Posted by J.D. (A ) on November 17, 2005 at 12:15:31

In Reply to: REVIEW: Eastern Electric Minimax Phonostage Phono Preamp posted by Gopher2K on November 17, 2005 at 07:48:15:

Okay, great. This may be the most tremendous phonostage ever.
But do us a favor and convince us it's not an ad.

Or a variation on an ad.

Here's what I see.

*** Glowing and wordy review from a registered inmate, but one who doesn't seem to post very much at Vinyl Asylum. Call me a suspicious kind of guy, I always wonder about that particular combination. (When clicking the 'posts' section of your profile here, I get one post, this review. That may just be a glitch, or you've changed monikers ?)

*** Review unit not purchased, but --at least at first--- extended on loan of some sort, for term of review.

*** 'Loan of some sort' not from a dealership that offers several lines of products, but from a dealer that offers, well, just the one : Eastern Electric Minimax.

*** Dealership in question appears also to be the Importer of Minimax to US.
Webpage lists Morningstar Audio under " Sole Distributor " not under "Audio Shops".

It's fair to say that this distributor, Mr. O'Connell, has something to gain from well-placed, glowing reviews of his merchandise.
You mention that "Bill is a great guy who is very enthusiastic about the Minimax line..." I'm sure he is.
So, some of the ways to be really transparent here would be to tell --- did you pay full price for the review model you eventually purchased ? -- did you pay full MSRP price for any upgrades and/or tubes or tube upgrades involved ?

And -- did you compare this to any other phonostages at the same price and using vacuum tubes ?? ( The Dynavector isn't a tube unit. The Rogue is half the price and the Dynavector even less.)

Did you want to mention where these units are made ? ( The actual Eastern Electric page seems disinclined to mention it. Is it Mainland China, office in HK ?)

And, last, it probably seems like I'm picking a fight, but these are all valid questions, and it strikes me that even though you may well be upfront and straightforward here, someone else may be more than pleased to be packing their Reviews webpage with Audio Asylum raves .

That would be the 'Morningstar Audio' site. And I'm sure this one will be posted there very soon indeed.

JD.

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