Nick,
I totally agree about making a snap judgement, and I had heard of Hsu around the same time I heard about Axiom. I really wanted to own an Hsu product, and the STF-2 was what Dr. Hsu recommended in an email to me. It's unfortunate that they are having new product start up issues on their import line, but I've had several emails from Dr. Hsu regarding their quality issue, and I was impressed that he would take the time personally to answer my questions. I didn't want to wait until they worked out their problems, and since this was starting, or is continuing to be, an obsession, I just went with Axiom. So far, so good...
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