The "how many reviews it got" rule

IMHO the amount of reviews most components get is directly correlated with the marques advertising budget.

Reviews also change the depreciation curve of most products so that the curve is initially shallow, prices on the secondary market being high, and then the depreciation curve often becomes rather steep. If you get in at the right time it’s great, I suppose.

But you stick with your rule of thump.

I don't see a correlation unless perhaps it is a masterpiece that everyone wants to review.
Generally, I think I understand what Michael Fremer says. His preferred sound may not be exactly mine, at least not fully, but it doesn't matter. I mean, I would get that Continuum table and Ypsilon phono he has but he could keep his Wilsons with Tara cables and DartZeel amps for his bloody self.

I’m glad that someone understands what Michael Fremer says. Of course no one understands what he means. But that’s a different story about the self-appointed savior of analog.

Elizabeth, $7k for a digital player ? No way. Couple of days ago I saw used Gryphon for $2600, that's reasonable and it will probably outperform just about any single box player.

Way inna, way. LOL! I had a chance to use it at home for a week. The quality of the playback, particularly using the SACD player as a DAC, (with my five disc changers via Toslink) made me decide that it was the one for me. I never use the actual disc spinner in the Marantz SA-10, I just use it as a DAC. The difference between the SA-10 and all other pos converters is the treble.Being a treble fanatic.. I had to have what it offered.                      
Your thinking go cheaper? Not my problem.