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MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS

THIS ISSUE: Representatives of Manley Laboratories, Wilson Audio Specialties, Pathos, KLH, and SVS respond to our reviews of their products.

Manley Steelhead RC Special Edition Mk II

Thank you to and Alex Halberstadt for such a great review. I’ve had a love affair with the Steelhead for years, and Manley has made fantastic updates over the years that are so smart for both usability and performance. I wanted to make little loading tweaks that would render it the ultimate phono stage for the cartridges we sell today.

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