Accu-Tuner ad

[Richard Brekne]

Dr S. is feeling the pinch of competition obviously.  Too bad this is his
reaction... but really... he must have known that this kind of thing was bound to
happen.

Cheers
RicB

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Yesterday I got a large postcard advertisement from Inventronics about the
> Accu-Tuner.  I presume most of you did, too, or will soon.  I find the ad to be
> in very poor taste.  Using phrases against their competitors, such as wild
> accuracy claims, being fooled, science fiction, being tricked -- it is hard to
> believe they would stoop this low.
>
> Please understand that I am not denigrating the Accu-Tuner machine.  When I made
> my decision some years ago, before Verituner was available, I felt that either
> RCT (Reyburn Cyber-Tuner for those who aren't familiar with the acronyms) or SAT
> II (Sanderson Accu-Tuner, the latest model at that time) would have served me
> well.  I decided to go with RCT.  I like being able to enter data on a standard
> computer keyboard.
>
> I have not regretted that decision, and I think that if I had chosen SAT I would
> have learned to like that machine, too.  If I were choosing now, Verituner might
> get my dollars.  In my opinion the continuous sampling is a great feature, but I
> like the compact size and shape of what I'm using now (RCT installed on a
> Toshiba Libretto 110CT).
>
> I don't really want to start ETD (electronic tuning device) arguments again on
> this list, but it might happen anyway.  What got me started is this ad I
> received.
>
> Regards, Clyde
>
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Richard Brekne
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