@ozzy - that is because those publications only will review equipment that is sold in brick and motor businesses. They cannot risk to have a small manufacturer who may not stay in business not matter the sound. We don't sell that way so we are limited by publications, even though our stuff our performs almost all of those manufacturers. But we are not complaining. I remember a well known reviewer telling me, hey can you make 30-50 of these? I said, sure in a year! He said to me, well you have to be able to after I reviewed your product.
The overseas market has a lot to offer. Many speaker manufacturer has tried to penetrate the US market. Hard to find a distributor to take on a product line plus there is the repair issue. Look how many dealerships there are today from when you first started reading those magazines. Less by the minute. Everyone we approached to have their wears in our listening room always asks if we want to become a dealer. So what is the cost? About $50,000 minimum to get to become a sealer for a product line like cables.
Happy Listening to you all.