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Michael Fremer figured this out

For fifty years the mainstream consumer has been told by "Consumer Reports" and "Stereo Review" a lot of bunk about how everything sounds the same (except for speakers). Their combined circulation is probably 50x that of all of the specialty magazines in the US.

The result is that anybody who promotes an alternative viewpoint, whether a reviewer, a salesperson, or a manufacturer is viewed with suspicion. The high-end in the US is essentially still-born. In contrast, even the largest circulation "mass-market" magazine in the UK acknowledges that every component sounds different (and some sound better than others). So despite the smaller population and the weaker economy, the UK remains an important part of the worldwide audio market.


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