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MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS

THIS ISSUE: Representatives of EMIA, Sculpture A, Estelon, Ayre Acoustics, and Sonnet Audio respond to our reviews of their products.

EMIA

Thank you, Herb, for the kind words. Your comments on flavor and tone are a refreshing departure from the traditional audio review. Since a cartridge and SUT should be carefully developed in tandem and never randomly combined, your assessment of the beautiful music produced by the Sugano-san combo is a wonderful testament to how the master fulfilled his vision by designing a cartridge and SUT that paired perfectly. It is always a privilege

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