From: bjbartlett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (The Bart-Man)
Newsgroups: rec.audio
Subject: EQUIP. SURVEY RESULTS
Date: 12 Apr 92 19:34:30 GMT
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

Receivers           Ave. Score
---------           ----------
Carver                 7.0
Denon                  9.2
Harmon Kardon          9.0
JVC                    6.3
Kenwood                6.7
NAD                    8.7
Pioneer                5.4
Rotel                  9.7
Sansui                 7.0
Sony                   3.7
Technics               4.6
Yamaha                 8.5


CD Players          Ave. Score
----------          ----------
Fischer                5.8
JVC                    5.2
Kenwood                4.8
Linn                   9.7
Magnavox               2.9
Micromega              6.0
NEC                    7.0
Onkyo                  8.8
Phillips               8.7
Pioneer                6.5
Rotel                  8.3
Sony                   6.2
Teac                   4.5
Technics               4.8
Yamaha                 6.0


Tape Decks          Ave. Score
----------          ----------
Aiwa                   6.9
Carver                 5.0
Denon                  9.0
Fischer                4.5
Harmon Kardon          6.0
JVC                    7.3
Kenwood                5.2
Luxman                 9.3
NAD                    9.1
Nakamichi              8.3
Onkyo                  6.2
Pioneer                4.7
Rotel                  8.5
Sony                   4.7
Teac                   7.7
Technics               4.3
Vector Research        6.0
Yamaha                 5.5


Speakers            Ave. Score
--------            ----------
ADC                    8.7
Advent                 8.3
Altec Lansing          9.0
AR                     7.3
B & W                  8.8
Bose                   3.9
Boston Acoustics       6.2
Celestion              5.7
Cerwin Vega            2.3
DCM                    8.0
Fischer                6.2
Infinity               7.7
JBL                    6.5
JVC                    6.9
Kenwood                5.8
Klipsch                6.2
Linn                   9.7
Mirage                 8.0
Paradigm               7.2
Polk Audio             8.8
PSB                    8.2
Realistic              5.4
Sansui                 4.5
Snell                  5.0
Thiel                  9.5
Vanderstein            6.0
Vector Research        4.5
Wilson Audio           9.8


Misc.
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Turntables     Score                   Cartridges      Score
----------     -----                   ----------      -----
BIC              7                     Audio Technica    6
Dual             3                     Grado             7
Garrard          7                     Shure             7
Linn             10                    Sumiko            8
Onkyo            6
Technics         8
Thorens          8                     Amplifiers      Score
                                       ----------      -----
                                       Aragon            8
Headphones     Score                   JVC               8
----------     -----                   Krell             9
AKG             8.3                    Mark Levinson     9.5
JVC             9.5                    Rotel             9
Sony            8.8                    Tecnics           6


Other              Score
-----              -----
Audio Source EQ      8
Pioneer EQ           7
C.Vega Bass Booster  7
BIC Antennae         4
Realistic Prog.Rem.  7