I would not call a statement like "They are the biggest OEM in the world, and they make the equipment you see from Harmon Kardon, Yamaha, and others" a "notion". It's either true or false. Fact or fiction.

Now since I've never really heard much about Sherwood Newcastle before I figure one of the easiest things to do would be to check out their web site to see what they are saying about themselves. So here's what they claim: "it is an industry secret that Sherwood is the actual manufacturer of nearly one-third of the world's high performance receivers."

Hmmm. Smoking gun?

That's a pretty bold statement to make on a web site - especially since you know you could be challenged on it. And since some of that 1/3 just might includes the likes of Yamaha and HK, I think my money is riding on Sherwood / lotus_j. Especially since neither of them claimed that Lexicon owns HK!

Could this also mean that Sherwood Newcastle is not junk?

Jeff Mackwood