Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker

Hey fsonicsmith1,

You to seem like an intelligent fellow. However, your tired and often used analogies seem like cliches  that still misrepresent  my personal and professional positions. There are many high-end speaker companies that charge ridiculous sums of money and build speakers with mundane/average internal parts housed in very pretty enclosures. Some of these come from countries known for high manufacturing standards (Switzerland/Germany) so part of the propaganda is that if its origin is one of these countries it must have amazing built quality. It ain't necessarily so! In all my reviews, with a few exceptions, I'm looking for small artisan companies that design, hand build and use high-grade materials that lead to superlative performance. (examples-AricAudio-Linear Tube Design) Not just great for the money charged, but shockingly good and performs at levels that would cost thousands of dollars more. The "Big Boys" often charge and get obscene amounts of money. But this is based not on heirloom quality or performance, it's often based on payola to certain reviewers, enough capital to fund large advertising campaigns, and finally appeals to the audiophiles who have to have the latest and greatest " flavor of the month". I apologize for miss spelling my Tekton speakers, but nobody perfect you know. So that's my position or what you called a BAIS, not cheaply made junk, but reporting on high grade products from small boutique companies, not the so-called "Swiss Made Level" companies that build average products, and for the reasons I stated above, charge bogus prices and laugh all the way to the bank.

I apologize for miss spelling my Tekton speakers, but nobody perfect you know.

I am beginning to feel bad. You managed to misspell the word "misspell", combine bad syntax (should be "misspelling the name of my Tekton speakers") and leave out the word "is" before "perfect". A perfect trifecta.

I did not join this discussion to engage in irrelevant written sparring. Perhaps these loudspeakers are in fact quality products that will last and endure. Again, what prompted me to post is the reputation of your webzine, your sensationalist post title, and promoting yourself as a reviewer here.

Hey fsonicsmith1,

I did what you refer to as the "a perfect trifecta" with sarcastic intent to see if you would laugh or act like a condescending individual. Guess I found out.

I'm very happy and proud to be a reviewer on Clement Perry's Stereo Time website. Find it to be a much better fit for me then Six Moons or hometheaterreview ever was. I like how I named this thread because of the amazing performance vs cost ratio and the difference in regular subwoofers vs. band pass technology. Lastly, I'm amused  at your accusation of my self promotion as a reviewer. I have been an active GON member for over 15 years, and have reviewed professionally for over 10 years now. I have many friends on the Gon who appreciate my heads-up about reviews on great products that they might be interested in. Brands like Coda, SPL, Audio Mirror, Philharmonic Audio, Krolo Designs, etc. that helped the members get the performance they were seeking at reasonable prices.

Teajay

I did not join this discussion to engage in irrelevant written sparring

@fsonicsmith1 Then why the hell are you doing it?  IMHO, and as a former reviewer myself (in recovery), Terry wrote a review describing as best he could what he heard, and then he made the highest recommendation a reviewer can make and bought the review sample.  Who are you to criticize him or his perspective?  What’s your experience in audio, and how much equipment have you reviewed or gotten to listen to in your room and system to gain any level of perspective?   If you think the review is hyperbole then that’s you’re opinion, but don’t come in here throwing flames at a well-respected member and reviewer and say you didn’t join the discussion for “irrelevant sparring,” because that’s exactly what you did and have provided precisely zero to the value of this thread.  Terry has clued many participants here to equipment they may have otherwise never heard of or would’ve explored, which adds value here.  What value have you provided here, cause I ain’t seen it.  Jeez.