Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List

You posted this to increased readership of Stereo Times. Is S.T. for profit? I dont see a big difference between a manufacturer posting about a new component and you bringing attention to your most wanted components. Not really a big deal, but inhabiting a gray area I think. 

Oh and I dont see any publication that is good and picking winners and losers. Why any greater stock would be placed with one rather another is beyond me. Kind of like how pro wrestling is not listed as "sports entertainment". 

I hope one day you will have the opportunity to meet Teajay in his own place. He is a very good host and a very nice person.Mclinnguy +1.

Don’t shoot the messenger. The products that Stereo Times reviews seem to mirror the high end audio industry as a whole with pricing ranging from relatively low (Galion Audio and Pine Tree Audio), to seemingly reasonable (Coda, Grimm, and LTA), to insanely expensive (Aries Cerat and Stein Music), to just insane (QSA).

When I look at artisan electronics such as the Aries Cerat stuff, I at least see some level of value for the price in that they look cool, incorporate a reasonably high level of engineering, and reportedly sound good to great. I would really like to hear their DAC.

OTOH, because I have built cables, isolation, and other things, as well as taken apart manufactured products to be thoroughly unimpressed relative to the hype, I cannot help but call BS on $18K, three-wire power cords, $5K fuses, or $2.5K AC adaptors, sheesh!

I dont care if he walks on water. Not the point.

Does the Ianus smell funny?