In Reply to: Interesting... posted by Neil49 on April 28, 2012 at 04:28:31:
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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Follow Ups
- Michael Fremer figured this out - Charles Hansen 17:32:01 04/29/12 (9)
- RE: Michael Fremer figured this out - Tony Lauck 20:02:17 04/30/12 (8)
- Why dismiss Consumer Reports - Bill the K 08:59:44 05/01/12 (7)
- RE: Why dismiss Consumer Reports - Tony Lauck 13:24:46 05/01/12 (0)
- If it were not for Ralph Nader... - Jim Austin 11:55:40 05/01/12 (5)
- Sample to Sample - Bill the K 20:04:51 05/01/12 (4)
- RE: Sample to Sample - Jim Austin 04:44:07 05/02/12 (3)
- Just for you, JA - Charles Hansen 05:07:11 05/02/12 (2)
- Thanks Charles - Jim Austin 05:39:08 05/02/12 (1)
- Value Engineering - Tony Lauck 12:08:46 05/02/12 (0)