The "how many reviews it got" rule


This is my rule of thump when I purchase components online
without having heard them first.  If a component received a
lot of reviews, chances are the component is very good.
I mean the component has to be good to attract a lot of
reviewers. Most reviewers probably wouldn’t
bother to review something he doesn’t like in the first place.
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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.