Introduction

While sorting through Roger’s documents I found a letter to the editor sent to Stereophile in 1991. In it he addressed comments by David Manley on the topic of vacuum tubes previously published in the magazine. Reading the letter, I realized this was part of the exchange between the two men known as the Manley-Modjeski Letters. This debate between two industry luminaries got so nasty Kevin Hayes of Valve Amplification Corporation (VAC) felt compelled to jump in and referee by writing his own letter to the editor piece. I was hoping to reference Mr. Haye’s letter but sadly the letter has been removed from the VAC website. I also came up empty handed in my efforts to find any letters written by Mr. Manley. At least for now we have this letter from Roger. Click the button below to access a digital copy of the letter.