Donald Satz wrote:

>I don't think Naxos will ever get out of the "for the price" category
>because of the dramatic price differential between its offerings and the
>premium priced labels.  It really stands out and likely is the basic reason
>why new buyers get acquainted with Naxos.  ...

I don't mind reviewers mentioning that a recording matches, if not
surpasses, the higher-cost recording, but I do resent very competitive
recordings being reviewed in the context of its cost, e.g., "this is worth
the low cost for sampling the repertoire." Actually, I don't object to the
latter, except that it is almost universally used leaving this reader
uncertain whether the recording merits a place in my library or whether
this is junk, but good junk for the price.  Sadly, the latter is too often
the case.

Stephen Heersink
San Francisco
http://home.att.net/~dshsfca/