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Re: Do you really pay attention to this guy?

It's obvious that YOU pay (obsessive) attention to me.

For good reasons, because you forgot to mention that this section was posted in 2001, 4 YEARS before you got around to writing the Shelter reviews. Prior to that time, you never once mentioned the brand. That gave plenty of time for the former distributor, charging $ 2,650 for a cartridge now selling for $ 850, to get rid of his stock.

I wonder how you handled that price discrepancy? Any compassion for the audiophiles who were ripped-off? Any anger for the person who outrageously overpriced the cartridge? Any excuse why you waited 5 years to inform your readers that the $ 2,650 cartridge was available for $ 800, or even less at one time by mail order?

As for now...

I will replace that section sometime this month. I will also read Fremer's Shelter review, with my focus on the price discrepancy for the Crown Jewel and Shelter 501, as mentioned above. My main question: does Fremer defend the Crown Jewel distributor, or is he outraged? You must take a side on this price issue if you claim to be an independent audio journalist.

Also, at a later date, I intend to review the history of Fremer and the Rockport turntable; from the initial (A+) review to the present. The SME, Avid, ELP laser, Brinkmann and now the new Caliburn reviews will all be discussed. I will also bring up my own website's posted history of the Rockport, and Fremer's response to those postings. My focus; was Fremer "consistent" during this period of time?

Finally, I was intriqued by the controversy about Fremer's
"purchase" of the ($ 90,000) Caliburn turntable. It appears he is afraid, almost terrified, of disclosing the actual price he paid for it. He won't even state that price to within plus or minus $ 1,000.

Worse, he is now discussing reviewer's actually purchasing components at "parts costs", which can be only 10% to 25% of the retail price. Folks, I never received a deal like that in my entire audio life, and I was in the audio business for more than 20 years, and I have had close friends in the audio business. Neither would I even ask for such a deal.

Fremer also wrote that it's none of the readership's business what he pays for a component. That's a unique claim for a person who's supposed to be an independent audio journalist. No journalist, in any other field, would dare to state that they had such a right.

If the audiophiles, on and off this board, accept this warped journalistic perspective and behavior, you deserve the results.

Yours truly,

Arthur Salvatore

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