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Machina Dynamica's Teleportation Tweak - geoffkait

American Musical Literacy (long) - Pjay 10:00:13 07/17/07 (10)
- Norah Jones likes Indian music not because she likes...... - Bill the K 11:26:49 07/19/07 (1)
  - RE: Norah Jones likes Indian music not because she likes...... - Pjay 12:17:36 07/19/07 (0)
- Your problem, pjay - Bruce from DC 07:55:41 07/18/07 (2)
  - Born to Run was on my list - John Marks 11:09:43 07/22/07 (1)
    - RE: Born to Run was on my list - Pjay 04:48:12 07/23/07 (0)
- Literacy Test - Larry I 12:12:44 07/17/07 (0)
- RE: American Musical Literacy (long) - Pjay 11:47:04 07/17/07 (0)
- One song leads to another... - mkuller 11:00:41 07/17/07 (1)
  - That was a pleasant mental detour. Thanks! - Bruce Kendall 11:33:48 07/17/07 (0)
- Well said, but lists are lists and some parameters have to be set. - Bruce Kendall 10:58:33 07/17/07 (0)
August's Digital version of Stereophile... - cfcjb 00:32:07 07/16/07 (5)
- The analog version is smoother.. - cjfrbw 11:42:49 07/16/07 (2)
  - Rubbish! Digital uber alles! - cfcjb 17:01:01 07/16/07 (1)
    - cfcjb??? Are you my evil twin? nt - cjfrbw 17:21:35 07/16/07 (0)
- August's analog version of Stereophile... - hifitommy 05:59:33 07/16/07 (1)
  - A pox on your mailbox then! - cfcjb 17:02:00 07/16/07 (0)
1.Listening to music 2. On the hi-fi - T&T 20:26:16 07/13/07 (30)
- RE: 1.Listening to music 2. On the hi-fi - Yoav 05:39:29 07/19/07 (0)
- RE: 1.Listening to music 2. On the hi-fi - Constantine Soo 12:36:07 07/16/07 (6)
  - but still... - luigi22 13:01:21 07/17/07 (5)
    - RE: but still... - Constantine Soo 15:13:27 07/17/07 (4)
      - i understand your preferences and your points... - luigi22 21:12:47 07/17/07 (3)
        
        RE: i understand your preferences and your points... - Yoav 05:12:00 07/19/07 (2)
        
        RE: i understand your preferences and your points... - luigi22 16:25:09 07/19/07 (1)
        
        2-channel not in right direction - Constantine Soo 17:53:48 07/19/07 (0)
- RE: 1.Listening to music 2. On the hi-fi - dbphd 09:22:42 07/16/07 (0)
- RE: Try mono - Constantine Soo 14:46:56 07/15/07 (8)
  - RE: Try mono - Tuckers 03:19:23 07/17/07 (1)
    - Mono vs. stereo - Constantine Soo 11:16:24 07/17/07 (0)
  - RE: Try mono - itsthemusic 19:23:36 07/15/07 (4)
    - RE: Try mono - Steve Eddy 20:37:43 07/15/07 (3)
      - RE: Try mono - itsthemusic 20:45:21 07/15/07 (2)
        
        RE: Try mono - Steve Eddy 00:11:38 07/16/07 (1)
        
        just saw this...wow is right (nt) - luigi22 19:09:27 07/18/07 (0)
  - please expand your thoughts - luigi22 17:35:11 07/15/07 (0)
- Try mono!! - itsthemusic 14:31:54 07/15/07 (0)
- Better audio equipment enhances the experience--that's the point of buying it - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 22:41:28 07/14/07 (2)
  - the one with the am radio playing dion - jdouglas51 12:43:02 07/15/07 (1)
    - That's interesting....... - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 14:38:10 07/15/07 (0)
- RE: 1.Listening to music 2. On the hi-fi - Constantine Soo 15:58:47 07/14/07 (0)
- What about 3. Listening to the performance ? - Lambda 05:57:38 07/14/07 (0)
- Ding Dong - JTimothyA 22:47:44 07/13/07 (5)
  - RE: That song, and the chicken ... - Dr. S 23:02:52 07/13/07 (4)
    - Yeah, and besides that his pitching sucked when he was with the Yankees :-) nt - Rick W 14:38:33 07/14/07 (0)
    - What!....Obviously, you had never heard of “Ruby don’t take your love to town”….nt - millen 10:26:54 07/14/07 (1)
      - RE: Au contraire - Dr. S 08:33:47 07/15/07 (0)
    - Doggin' with Diogenes - JTimothyA 23:32:30 07/13/07 (0)
RE: Rate the ezines - Constantine Soo 18:44:13 07/13/07 (2)
- Do you really think posting as someone else to promote your site is cool? - Ted Smith 19:23:03 07/13/07 (0)
- RE: Rate the ezines - Brian Walsh 18:59:33 07/13/07 (0)
Rate the ezines - Headbin 16:30:47 07/13/07 (2)
- Hmm... - Brian Walsh 17:39:40 07/13/07 (1)
  - Good catch: Constantine Soo has been spamming General trying to drum up business... - Ted Smith 17:53:13 07/13/07 (0)
We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Dr. S 15:00:21 07/11/07 (42)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Steve L. 01:52:16 08/06/07 (0)
- Never could!!! - roxymott 22:07:35 07/15/07 (3)
  - Nice contribution. - Bruce Kendall 14:47:23 07/16/07 (0)
  - Pretty clear why you "never could." :-) - Dave Pogue 04:28:42 07/16/07 (0)
  - RE: Never could!!! - roxymott 22:13:55 07/15/07 (0)
- Whew...and I thought Critics was dying.... - mkuller 11:04:53 07/13/07 (0)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Sstone8807@aol.com 09:15:32 07/13/07 (0)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Shiden Kai 14:56:48 07/12/07 (2)
  - RE: The Shappires - Dr. S 16:35:36 07/12/07 (1)
    - RE: The Shappires - Shiden Kai 18:25:24 07/12/07 (0)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - David Clark 09:50:04 07/12/07 (0)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Arvind Kohli 09:30:14 07/12/07 (0)
- In 1982 I (re)discovered the Wood effect and decided to write a book about it. - clarkjohnsen 09:03:56 07/12/07 (0)
- RE: We need a new topic heading, how about , How did you get started writing about audio? (nt) - Dan Banquer 04:45:16 07/12/07 (0)
- Good question - JMCIII 04:37:06 07/12/07 (0)
- RE: I was living in Eugene - Dr. S 18:38:26 07/11/07 (7)
  - So when did you morph into Dr. S, and why? nt - clarkjohnsen 07:46:37 07/12/07 (6)
    - RE: Well, blame David - Dr. S 08:26:10 07/12/07 (5)
      - About "Dr. Sardonicus"... - David W. Robinson 14:03:22 07/13/07 (1)
        
        RE: David ... - Dr. S 21:04:09 07/13/07 (0)
      - Why Dr. Sardonicus? - Bob Rex 12:11:10 07/12/07 (1)
        
        RE: Ask David ... but I think - Dr. S 16:38:23 07/12/07 (0)
      - Aha! Just as I suspected, he said... sardonically. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:46:01 07/12/07 (0)
- TAN: The Audiophile Network (NT) - Kal Rubinson 16:07:41 07/11/07 (18)
  - you worked for guy? - hifitommy 18:52:48 07/11/07 (17)
    - Nope - Kal Rubinson 19:08:05 07/11/07 (16)
      - i thought guy hickey was a principal - hifitommy 06:01:49 07/12/07 (15)
        
        so what is GUY doing these days? - hifitommy 19:12:06 07/12/07 (2)
        
        RE: so what is GUY doing these days? - Steve Eddy 17:01:18 07/13/07 (1)
        
        thanks for the effrot - hifitommy 08:57:24 07/14/07 (0)
        
        RE: i thought guy hickey was a principal - Wendell Narrod 06:58:11 07/12/07 (11)
        
        I remember talking with Guy... - David W. Robinson 13:24:19 07/13/07 (3)
        
        Hi, David! I understood the "back in the very early '90's" part... - Bill Leebens 19:46:27 07/19/07 (1)
        
        "...after that I was pretty much lost." - David W. Robinson 15:05:35 07/20/07 (0)
        
        RE: I remember talking with Guy... - Steve Eddy 18:12:26 07/13/07 (0)
        
        Some TAN memorabilia - Steve Eddy 09:42:02 07/12/07 (1)
        
        RE: Some TAN memorabilia - Wendell Narrod 10:44:55 07/12/07 (0)
        
        RE: i thought guy hickey was a principal - Steve Eddy 08:59:46 07/12/07 (4)
        
        RE: i thought guy hickey was a principal - Wendell Narrod 10:48:16 07/12/07 (3)
        
        RE: i thought guy hickey was a principal - john curl 12:35:18 07/13/07 (2)
        
        RE: i thought guy hickey was a principal - Steve Eddy 14:02:38 07/13/07 (1)
        
        tan memories - Myles B. Astor 11:10:56 07/28/07 (0)
Critics beware!!!! - DeccaDevotee 08:02:19 07/03/07 (178)
- Inversely, could a consumer sue a critic for a boffo review that ended up with the product being "misrepresented?" - Enophile 11:00:20 07/11/07 (0)
- I just realized ... - bjh 10:20:44 07/06/07 (0)
- A Lesson for Budding Critics - Larry I 05:47:23 07/06/07 (2)
  - RE: A Lesson for Budding Critics - the roofman 10:01:41 07/08/07 (0)
  - RE: Fifth Heaven - Dr. S 22:33:27 07/07/07 (0)
- I will stop being critical... - Arvind Kohli 09:22:29 07/05/07 (0)
- RE: Critics beware!!!! - Bruce from DC 08:25:55 07/05/07 (1)
  - RE: Critics beware!!!!..in Australia at least! - Halcroman 17:38:29 07/05/07 (0)
- RE: Critics beware!!!! - CSF 02:10:30 07/04/07 (0)
- RE: Fair is fair .... - Dr. S 21:51:19 07/03/07 (0)
- Jeez, that seems ludicrous to me. - Rick W 11:02:38 07/03/07 (6)
  - RE: Jeez, that seems ludicrous to me. - Halcroman 19:31:55 07/03/07 (5)
    - Yeah, but.... - Rick W 22:29:44 07/03/07 (4)
      - They are trying to make critisim like... - JMCIII 13:50:20 07/07/07 (0)
      - \\\seems like just plain old restriction of free speech to me///......... - three_sox 05:12:00 07/05/07 (1)
        
        Quite right. - regmac 18:41:56 07/09/07 (0)
      - RE: Yeah, but....I'm not disagreeing - Halcroman 22:40:02 07/03/07 (0)
- Yes. Frightening. And oddly (ironically?) in the case of Curl... - clarkjohnsen 10:15:09 07/03/07 (160)
  - Maybe he just didn't like the amplifier and the sad thing is that people cared what he liked - Richard BassNut Greene 07:32:36 07/06/07 (3)
    - Wrong again (as usual). "With multi-track recordings typical of modern recordings..." - clarkjohnsen 08:18:09 07/06/07 (2)
      - Amazing how you "know" exactly what a reviewer heard and what recordings he used without being there - Richard BassNut Greene 13:37:40 07/06/07 (1)
        
        It is, isn't it? Pity for you the proof exists, so cease with the sarcasm already. It's highly unbecoming. nt - clarkjohnsen 06:40:40 07/07/07 (0)
  - What's sadder is that... - kuma 13:23:22 07/04/07 (0)
  - Question - TomLarson 12:33:19 07/03/07 (154)
    - RE: Question - john curl 09:05:29 07/04/07 (88)
      - RE: Question - unclestu52 01:20:46 07/07/07 (6)
        
        Really? - E-Stat 09:19:31 07/07/07 (4)
        
        RE: Really? - unclestu52 11:22:09 07/07/07 (3)
        
        He does enjoy "power listening" - E-Stat 12:23:18 07/07/07 (2)
        
        Isn't power listening contradictory to what HP considers standard? - Ozzie 16:25:55 07/07/07 (1)
        
        Not at all - E-Stat 04:58:50 07/08/07 (0)
        
        RE: Question - john curl 07:09:22 07/07/07 (0)
      - RE: Question - TomLarson 13:05:38 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: Question - john curl 13:40:08 07/04/07 (0)
      - At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - E-Stat 11:57:33 07/04/07 (67)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - the roofman 10:14:41 07/08/07 (1)
        
        Sure - E-Stat 12:36:19 07/08/07 (0)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - Dave Pogue 13:51:18 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - john curl 14:05:05 07/04/07 (0)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - john curl 12:20:21 07/04/07 (62)
        
        Set aside the alleged interpersonal subtrafuge for a moment - E-Stat 16:36:51 07/04/07 (58)
        
        RE: Set aside the alleged interpersonal subtrafuge for a moment - john curl 17:06:26 07/04/07 (57)
        
        Let's take this one step at a time - E-Stat 22:04:15 07/04/07 (54)
        
        RE: Let's take this one step at a time - the roofman 10:21:57 07/08/07 (1)
        
        I suspect he was not referring to drums - LOL ! (nt) - E-Stat 10:50:38 07/08/07 (0)
        
        RE: Let's take this one step at a time - john curl 22:29:57 07/04/07 (51)
        
        Only endless - E-Stat 08:12:58 07/05/07 (50)
        
        The PROBLEM was that HP's initial impressions were gained from listening "out of phase". - clarkjohnsen 09:09:09 07/05/07 (0)
        
        RE: Only endless - Brian Walsh 08:41:17 07/05/07 (48)
        
        Reading the actual review yesterday from issue 61 - E-Stat 08:57:04 07/05/07 (47)
        
        So... - Brian Walsh 09:51:47 07/05/07 (46)
        
        Geez - E-Stat 10:18:48 07/05/07 (45)
        
        RE: Geez - jamesgarvin 12:20:39 07/05/07 (44)
        
        Would it go away? - E-Stat 12:45:27 07/05/07 (43)
        
        RE: Would it go away? - jamesgarvin 14:04:39 07/05/07 (38)
        
        Ok, ok, HP speaks again - E-Stat 15:19:06 07/05/07 (37)
        
        RE: Ok, ok, HP speaks again - jamesgarvin 08:26:37 07/06/07 (27)
        
        Why should anyone - E-Stat 08:42:51 07/06/07 (26)
        
        RE: Why should anyone - jamesgarvin 11:53:18 07/06/07 (25)
        
        Reread my comments - E-Stat 13:46:38 07/06/07 (24)
        
        RE: Reread my comments - jamesgarvin 16:02:26 07/06/07 (23)
        
        So, for how many years - E-Stat 19:38:17 07/06/07 (22)
        
        RE: So, for how many years - jamesgarvin 12:44:51 07/07/07 (21)
        
        Ask him then - E-Stat 14:13:04 07/07/07 (19)
        
        I e-mailed him. Posit a guess when I'll get a response with the answer?nt - jamesgarvin 15:15:36 07/07/07 (0)
        
        RE: Ask him then - TomLarson 14:51:25 07/07/07 (17)
        
        Yeah well ... - bjh 20:51:20 07/07/07 (16)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - TomLarson 09:51:16 07/08/07 (15)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - john curl 10:49:24 07/08/07 (14)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - John Atkinson 16:27:01 07/09/07 (12)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - john curl 18:25:14 07/09/07 (11)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - john curl 21:58:27 07/09/07 (10)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - Steve Eddy 09:04:43 07/10/07 (9)
        
        Speaking of whom... - Brian Walsh 10:14:26 07/10/07 (8)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - John Atkinson 13:40:45 07/10/07 (2)
        
        I want to be the first to say I've used the product on CD's and now they sound like LP's .....nt - TomLarson 17:44:36 07/10/07 (0)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - john curl 14:48:48 07/10/07 (0)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - Steve Eddy 11:15:31 07/10/07 (4)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - Brian Walsh 12:02:42 07/10/07 (3)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - Steve Eddy 12:48:50 07/10/07 (2)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - john curl 13:20:03 07/10/07 (1)
        
        RE: Speaking of whom... - Steve Eddy 13:46:31 07/10/07 (0)
        
        RE: Yeah well ... - TomLarson 11:00:33 07/08/07 (0)
        
        LOL. nt - TomLarson 13:04:59 07/07/07 (0)
        
        RE: Ok, ok, HP speaks again - john curl 19:02:23 07/05/07 (7)
        
        Why did you call the product line "vendetta"? nt - bjh 07:36:58 07/06/07 (6)
        
        RE: Why did you call the product line "vendetta"? nt - john curl 08:29:42 07/06/07 (5)
        
        Hmmmm...? - bjh 08:37:38 07/06/07 (4)
        
        RE: Hmmmm...? - john curl 09:24:59 07/06/07 (3)
        
        Look ... - bjh 09:45:29 07/06/07 (2)
        
        RE: Look ... - john curl 12:05:35 07/06/07 (1)
        
        65 - bjh 12:47:48 07/06/07 (0)
        
        Totally amazing to me that he can't be bothered to answer questions here himself - TomLarson 17:33:01 07/05/07 (0)
        
        "...by somehow his not being aware of a phase issue." Were he aware of the issue... - clarkjohnsen 12:54:42 07/05/07 (3)
        
        Well - E-Stat 14:03:13 07/05/07 (2)
        
        Didn't HP - unclestu52 01:55:25 07/07/07 (0)
        
        "HE LISTENED TO IT BOTH WAYS AND KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE." LOL! - clarkjohnsen 09:11:15 07/06/07 (0)
        
        John, I've seen you mention the tubes vs. ss thing before, and.... - Rick W 17:19:52 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: John, I've seen you mention the tubes vs. ss thing before, and.... - john curl 19:29:37 07/04/07 (0)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - newyorkp7 12:34:12 07/04/07 (2)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - john curl 13:33:08 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - newyorkp7 13:43:48 07/04/07 (0)
      - This is what you said in a post below..... - Rick W 10:01:41 07/04/07 (10)
        
        RE: This is what you said in a post below..... - john curl 10:39:53 07/04/07 (9)
        
        RE: This is what you said in a post below..... - muser 11:00:44 07/04/07 (8)
        
        I think the issue is distribution, Larry - Bruce from DC 09:01:33 07/05/07 (5)
        
        as an aside: during HP's heyday dealers grew tired of the - jim@signalpath 14:05:46 07/07/07 (0)
        
        RE: I think the issue is distribution, Larry - muser 12:18:03 07/07/07 (2)
        
        RE: I think the issue is distribution, Larry - Bruce from DC 08:54:39 07/09/07 (1)
        
        What? - muser 09:40:02 07/10/07 (0)
        
        And then there are switcheroos from the manufacturer - E-Stat 10:44:56 07/05/07 (0)
        
        yes, but gimme a break... that's irrelevant - luigi22 11:39:36 07/04/07 (0)
        
        Exactly. nt - Rick W 11:37:53 07/04/07 (0)
    - You've got it right - E-Stat 07:57:54 07/04/07 (12)
      - RE: You've got it right - Dave Pogue 08:38:19 07/04/07 (11)
        
        Prolly the same way most folks do on a regular basis (nt) - E-Stat 11:29:25 07/04/07 (7)
        
        Most folks don't do it at all - Dave Pogue 11:38:54 07/04/07 (6)
        
        No, I don't - E-Stat 11:48:14 07/04/07 (5)
        
        I could have sworn you just said "most folks do on a regular basis." - Dave Pogue 12:22:46 07/04/07 (4)
        
        Sorry to have failed to convey my facetiousness :) - E-Stat 16:10:58 07/04/07 (2)
        
        RE: Sorry to have failed to convey my facetiousness :) - john curl 16:26:03 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: Sorry to have failed to convey my facetiousness :) - ontrack2@gmail.com 18:54:47 07/04/07 (0)
        
        RE: I could have sworn you just said "most folks do on a regular basis." - TomLarson 13:12:48 07/04/07 (0)
        
        RE: You've got it right - TomLarson 09:01:43 07/04/07 (2)
        
        tAS at least is getting paid for their mush! nt - TomLarson 17:25:53 07/05/07 (0)
        
        The same thing that goes on for 'most every system! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:02:08 07/05/07 (0)
    - RE: Question - john.potis@comcast.net 13:37:40 07/03/07 (51)
      - That is precisely true. Which fact was revealed to the world... - clarkjohnsen 08:57:32 07/05/07 (0)
      - Certainly an interesting thought! nt - TomLarson 17:24:43 07/03/07 (0)
      - RE: Question - Dave Pogue 14:50:24 07/03/07 (48)
        
        RE: Question - unclestu52 17:04:04 07/07/07 (1)
        
        I haven't heard all the Mercs myself - Dave Pogue 17:24:39 07/07/07 (0)
        
        "...were recorded in inverted polarity." Which is defined how, exactly, in the groove? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:59:04 07/05/07 (3)
        
        Why don't you define it for us heathen? - Dave Pogue 13:41:20 07/05/07 (2)
        
        If you reject the AES proposed standards - unclestu52 17:06:52 07/07/07 (0)
        
        A mild-mannered question gets an obnoxious response? That's you! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:04:28 07/06/07 (0)
        
        RE: Question - TomLarson 17:23:56 07/03/07 (41)
        
        NO!!! - clarkjohnsen 09:01:02 07/05/07 (37)
        
        RE: NO!!! - TomLarson 19:06:43 07/06/07 (32)
        
        Yes, that remark is false. - clarkjohnsen 06:56:08 07/07/07 (31)
        
        Stew, who? - Dave Pogue 15:06:42 07/07/07 (29)
        
        "...marginally more useful than your usual posts, Clark." Thanks, Teach. - clarkjohnsen 09:11:34 07/09/07 (2)
        
        See link. - Dave Pogue 09:57:38 07/09/07 (1)
        
        See the truth instead; or live with the lie. - clarkjohnsen 10:20:58 07/09/07 (0)
        
        Switch the speaker leads when a disk sounds bad......?? nt - TomLarson 16:32:48 07/07/07 (25)
        
        RE: Switch the speaker leads when a disk sounds bad......?? nt - Dave Pogue 16:52:05 07/07/07 (24)
        
        "Clark could be leading this charge but isn't. He'd obviously rather gripe about me." - clarkjohnsen 09:20:00 07/09/07 (0)
        
        RE: Switch the speaker leads when a disk sounds bad......?? nt - TomLarson 18:52:10 07/07/07 (22)
        
        RE: Switch the speaker leads when a disk sounds bad......?? nt - Dave Pogue 19:08:50 07/07/07 (21)
        
        "Clark tends to focus on what Fredell may have gotten wrong." Oh geez Luiz! - clarkjohnsen 09:27:21 07/09/07 (0)
        
        RE: Switch the speaker leads when a disk sounds bad......?? nt - TomLarson 09:54:08 07/08/07 (19)
        
        here's the issue in different words - unclestu52 22:56:59 07/08/07 (18)
        
        RE: here's the issue in different words - TomLarson 17:48:56 07/09/07 (8)
        
        Man you sure got him riled. In response he issues more lies, lies, lies. Congratulatios, I guess. - clarkjohnsen 08:35:19 07/10/07 (1)
        
        Au contraire - unclestu52 19:03:36 07/10/07 (0)
        
        I wrote a monogram about polarity - unclestu52 19:25:27 07/09/07 (5)
        
        Did you mean "monograph" ? .........nt - TomLarson 11:33:57 07/10/07 (0)
        
        RE: I wrote a monogram about polarity - TomLarson 09:32:29 07/10/07 (3)
        
        I make no claim to be - unclestu52 18:53:28 07/10/07 (2)
        
        RE: I make no claim to be - TomLarson 10:43:24 07/11/07 (1)
        
        Sigh! - unclestu52 12:27:37 07/11/07 (0)
        
        My feelings precisely. - Dave Pogue 04:44:51 07/09/07 (8)
        
        Your binary's message above on polarity resembles your own -- - clarkjohnsen 10:19:19 07/09/07 (7)
        
        Your dodging of the issue - unclestu52 22:33:05 07/09/07 (6)
        
        RE: Your dodging of the issue - TomLarson 17:47:06 07/10/07 (5)
        
        I'm no physicist - unclestu52 20:10:12 07/10/07 (4)
        
        RE: I'm no physicist - TomLarson 10:47:30 07/11/07 (3)
        
        Great news! - unclestu52 12:09:28 07/11/07 (2)
        
        RE: Great news! - TomLarson 12:22:18 07/11/07 (1)
        
        I am disappointed - unclestu52 12:36:31 07/11/07 (0)
        
        RE: Yes, that remark is false. - TomLarson 08:54:33 07/07/07 (0)
        
        "Harry's system was polarized" - Dave Pogue 13:45:05 07/05/07 (3)
        
        A mild-mannered remark gets an obnoxious response? That's you! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:06:16 07/06/07 (2)
        
        Talk about conservation of energy! - Dave Pogue 09:21:21 07/06/07 (1)
        
        RE: Talk about conservation of energy! - TomLarson 19:07:48 07/06/07 (0)
        
        That's pretty much my point - Dave Pogue 03:39:23 07/04/07 (2)
        
        RE: That's pretty much my point - TomLarson 09:00:19 07/04/07 (1)
        
        RE: That's pretty much my point - john curl 09:09:30 07/04/07 (0)
HiFi+ and the review of the "KAREN" amp - mt10425 13:38:28 07/01/07 (12)
- Buy that issue ... - greg7 22:44:58 07/04/07 (0)
- RE: HiFi+ and the review of the "KAREN" amp - jdwaudio 16:09:54 07/03/07 (0)
- A great issue - WinthorpeIII 06:58:43 07/03/07 (0)
- it's called creeping illiteracy - hifitommy 05:52:32 07/02/07 (0)
- RE: HiFi+ and the review of the "KAREN" amp - hahax@verizon.net 21:10:18 07/01/07 (1)
  - No doubt they all factor in - mt10425 04:49:04 07/02/07 (0)
- Yes, I did, and as per usual there are misspellings in... - Steve Parry 21:00:24 07/01/07 (5)
  - Sadly, they are no worse than... - Neil49 01:05:42 07/02/07 (4)
    - Minor matter - Frihed89 05:09:27 07/02/07 (3)
      - not Serbian... Croatian I believe... - danny kaey 07:55:12 07/02/07 (2)
        
        Not so - Stale 12:22:19 07/03/07 (0)
        
        They are in Belgrade - Frihed89 00:46:38 07/03/07 (0)
"Heavy Load" July Stereophile - Craiger56 13:34:16 06/30/07 (0)
Michael Fremer - November 2002 - Hurricane 18:43:00 06/29/07 (9)
- That should be sent in as a letter to the editor...(nt) - mkuller 11:26:56 06/30/07 (0)
- a lot has changed in 5 years - jim@signalpath 07:59:32 06/30/07 (5)
  - no one 'came back' to music via the ipod..... - jdouglas51 06:52:53 07/01/07 (4)
    - RE: no one 'came back' to music via the ipod..... - jim@signalpath 07:21:58 07/02/07 (3)
      - Separate listening to music to listening to music while - Sordidman 15:43:44 07/03/07 (0)
      - i don't disagree, but..... - jdouglas51 09:47:35 07/02/07 (1)
        
        yeah....I hear ya - jim@signalpath 13:25:44 07/02/07 (0)
- What a memory you have! - Enophile 22:19:05 06/29/07 (0)
- that's just nutty! on both counts (NT) - DKL 20:43:05 06/29/07 (0)
A bad review.... - alan m. kafton 11:26:02 06/27/07 (61)
- This is like criticizing a school bus because it won't pull .8 G's in a turn - Bruce from DC 08:44:44 07/02/07 (0)
- An Audiophile only a mother could love....... - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 17:41:39 06/28/07 (1)
  - RE: An Audiophile only a mother could love....... - Sherlock 18:11:31 06/28/07 (0)
- A "hard hitting review" of a plastic Sony radio? - Enophile 17:05:50 06/28/07 (2)
  - I bought one of these for fifteen bucks, last year. - Elmo 05:25:17 06/30/07 (0)
  - A too long, but... - mkuller 20:59:19 06/28/07 (0)
- I hate the negative consequences a negative review can have on companies. - bjh 12:44:01 06/28/07 (1)
  - RE: I hate the negative consequences a negative review can have on companies. - Todd Krieger 12:53:20 06/28/07 (0)
- "...a feature-lacking radio." Quelle horreur! And here we are, in the age of "feature-packed". - clarkjohnsen 09:01:59 06/28/07 (4)
  - RE: "...a feature-lacking radio." Quelle horreur! And here we are, in the age of "feature-packed". - Todd Krieger 10:54:31 06/28/07 (3)
    - Many, many AM sections these days have poor reception. What? - clarkjohnsen 11:09:03 06/28/07 (2)
      - Oh I Get It...... (Off-Topic) - Todd Krieger 12:13:22 06/28/07 (1)
        
        Thas' GREAT! (Although... was it not ever thus?) nt - clarkjohnsen 12:31:26 06/28/07 (0)
- Bad is Right...... - Todd Krieger 22:14:29 06/27/07 (3)
  - RE: Bad is Right...... - Don T 11:44:27 06/28/07 (2)
    - RE: Bad is Right...... - Todd Krieger 12:47:10 06/28/07 (1)
      - "Before the exposure to the review, I didn't know the radio even existed....." - bjh 16:10:19 06/28/07 (0)
- Not fair... - cjfrbw 16:27:47 06/27/07 (2)
  - More like $500... - welly 21:01:51 06/27/07 (0)
  - RE: Buy the Sony and find out. [nt] - alan m. kafton 20:49:49 06/27/07 (0)
- Wow what a hard hitting review! - Don T 14:41:05 06/27/07 (0)
- About Time Seeing a Truthful Review.. - slbenz 12:04:47 06/27/07 (12)
  - The truth is only writers who get excited by new products and like having new products (temporarily) are hired - Richard BassNut Greene 13:33:45 07/02/07 (0)
  - Feeling a bit dyspeptic today? nt - clarkjohnsen 09:07:26 06/28/07 (0)
  - please define a negative review... - David Clark 17:29:38 06/27/07 (3)
    - All of the Above and Then Some... - slbenz 22:01:38 06/27/07 (0)
    - About as negative as I've ever seen... - Neil49 19:51:04 06/27/07 (1)
      - RE: If I could read reviews like that today, I might start subscribing to audio magazines again. - Todd A. 05:43:18 06/28/07 (0)
  - This is an urban myth... - mkuller 13:59:30 06/27/07 (2)
    - its actually a pretty incredble radio - jdouglas51 20:56:10 06/27/07 (0)
    - You're correct, MK... - David W. Robinson 14:16:29 06/27/07 (0)
  - RE: About Time Seeing a Truthful Review.. - dtyoshih 12:56:16 06/27/07 (2)
    - So tell us what you now know! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:05:43 06/28/07 (0)
    - RE: About Time Seeing a Truthful Review.. - slbenz 02:02:30 06/28/07 (0)
- RE: A bad review.... - A.J. 11:47:18 06/27/07 (26)
  - RE: A bad review.... - john curl 15:11:34 06/27/07 (14)
    - Improper setup resulting in a negative review obviously sucks, but.... - Rick W 22:06:48 06/27/07 (1)
      - I'm with you in principle, but... - Wellfed 22:50:01 06/27/07 (0)
    - RE: A bad review.... - Brian Walsh 18:17:44 06/27/07 (7)
      - Just for grins, I ran Mr. Curl's comments by HP - E-Stat 08:40:47 06/28/07 (2)
        
        RE: Just for grins, I ran Mr. Curl's comments by HP - john curl 09:09:02 06/28/07 (1)
        
        All I can say is - E-Stat 09:24:46 06/28/07 (0)
      - RE: A bad review.... - Eric B. 18:50:03 06/27/07 (0)
      - This may sound odd to some - kavakidd 18:35:31 06/27/07 (2)
        
        yes and no - David Clark 18:52:05 06/27/07 (1)
        
        RE: yes and no - TomLarson 13:01:46 06/28/07 (0)
    - Would you elaborate please... - Wellfed 17:00:02 06/27/07 (2)
      - RE: Would you elaborate please... - john curl 09:38:40 06/28/07 (1)
        
        That's sufficient, and emminently reasonable IMV... - Wellfed 09:46:32 06/28/07 (0)
    - RE: A bad review.... - kev313 16:28:15 06/27/07 (0)
  - Yep! [nt] - J.Mac 12:50:46 06/27/07 (0)
  - RE: A bad review.... - Tom Brennan 12:17:02 06/27/07 (8)
    - You mean - E-Stat 10:31:31 06/28/07 (7)
      - RE: You mean - Tom Brennan 17:29:23 06/28/07 (6)
        
        Just yesterday - E-Stat 12:12:59 06/29/07 (5)
        
        RE: Just yesterday - Brian Walsh 13:40:29 06/29/07 (4)
        
        RE: Just yesterday - john curl 10:48:39 06/30/07 (0)
        
        Perhaps I exaggerated - E-Stat 15:08:19 06/29/07 (2)
        
        RE: Perhaps I exaggerated - john curl 16:27:12 06/29/07 (1)
        
        Sorry - E-Stat 20:21:12 06/29/07 (0)
  - How right you are! nt - TomLarson 11:52:31 06/27/07 (0)
In memorial: Randy Tomlinson - E-Stat 07:32:38 06/28/07 (1)
- RE: In memorial: Randy Tomlinson - ontrack2@gmail.com 09:09:20 06/28/07 (0)
Ping John Marks - thetubeguy1954 07:42:15 06/26/07 (3)
- I have been at the organists' convention - John Marks 18:21:58 06/26/07 (2)
  - RE: I have been at the organists' convention - Peter Breuninger 08:20:13 06/27/07 (0)
  - I Just Sent The Email, Thanks (nt) - thetubeguy1954 06:31:27 06/27/07 (0)
Reviewers: Any PLans to Review the Audio Research HD 220? - nighteyes0 17:02:19 06/25/07 (0)
Have to agree with Sam T. on this issue - lancelot 08:52:45 06/25/07 (12)
- Um, Cello did it just fine - greg7 22:53:52 07/04/07 (0)
- High quality pots and related controls cost money - Frihed89 08:53:09 06/27/07 (0)
- RE: Have to agree with Sam T. on this issue - Kloss 06:41:02 06/26/07 (1)
  - tone controls, loudness controls, all were good ideas - jdouglas51 09:12:34 06/26/07 (0)
- Nobody "asked" for the absence of tone controls or tweeter level controls. - markrohr 11:19:50 06/25/07 (6)
  - RE: "...dial in the tweeter levels to suit the room..." - Square Peg 15:52:31 06/25/07 (5)
    - and all recordings are different..so much for the room - jdouglas51 13:05:46 06/26/07 (3)
      - RE: ".so much for the room" ? - Square Peg 16:08:57 06/26/07 (2)
        
        Methinks - markrohr 11:15:38 06/27/07 (1)
        
        RE: Methinks - jdouglas51 20:44:07 06/27/07 (0)
    - "Treating the room is not a tweak." Well, yes. - markrohr 04:34:42 06/26/07 (0)
- Agree entirely ! - E-Stat 09:52:55 06/25/07 (0)
Critics: Post your audiograms! - Frihed89 08:15:12 06/20/07 (77)
- RE: This would be easier, evaluating critics - Dr. S 08:32:46 06/25/07 (27)
  - Perfect reply. - Enophile 20:14:09 06/26/07 (22)
    - I think this is pretty common... - mkuller 12:20:06 06/27/07 (21)
      - Re: "How is he to know there is a lack of information...?" - Enophile 17:28:54 06/27/07 (17)
        
        Unless the reviewer... - mkuller 11:34:32 06/28/07 (3)
        
        I don't mind comparisons of recordings and gear vs. gear. I just think too many reviewers stop there. - Enophile 12:35:24 06/28/07 (2)
        
        Live vs Memorex... - mkuller 12:45:14 06/28/07 (1)
        
        I enjoyed this thread. Thanks! - Enophile 16:53:53 06/28/07 (0)
        
        RE: Your true reference is ephemera - Dr. S 09:05:38 06/28/07 (12)
        
        So, instead of "reviewers" of gear, we should call them "comparators." - Enophile 11:04:02 06/28/07 (11)
        
        RE: It's not my definition - Dr. S 08:38:49 06/29/07 (4)
        
        Thanks for the reply. A follow-up question... - Enophile 22:53:14 06/30/07 (3)
        
        RE: Wow, meaty, big and bouncy! - Dr. S 00:05:42 07/01/07 (2)
        
        You know, I think we're there: To use your word and steal from The Bard: "The amalgam's the thing." - Enophile 15:57:20 07/01/07 (1)
        
        RE: Sinking ... sinking .... - Dr. S 20:55:37 07/01/07 (0)
        
        Representational media... - mkuller 11:28:41 06/28/07 (5)
        
        I'd say that if photography is "representational," then Hi Fi is "re-creational." - Enophile 12:04:44 06/28/07 (4)
        
        RE:Where this breaks down ... - Dr. S 08:50:45 06/29/07 (0)
        
        Is that why they call them "re-creational"... - mkuller 12:10:52 06/28/07 (2)
        
        I'm wondering what "representational drugs" would do, then! ;) - Enophile 12:42:05 06/28/07 (1)
        
        "Representational"... - mkuller 13:28:59 06/28/07 (0)
      - By definition... - David W. Robinson 13:27:46 06/27/07 (1)
        
        Very well put...(nt) - mkuller 13:31:07 06/27/07 (0)
      - RE: it is a poser - Dr. S 12:48:35 06/27/07 (0)
  - RE: This would be easier, evaluating critics - Kal Rubinson 08:36:39 06/25/07 (3)
    - RE: I think that is a useful thing to know - Dr. S 10:23:53 06/25/07 (2)
      - Nope. - Kal Rubinson 10:55:09 06/25/07 (1)
        
        Yeah - muser 14:41:11 06/25/07 (0)
- Tests to prove ability to hear non-SPL A-B differences would be more important tests - Richard BassNut Greene 07:57:05 06/22/07 (13)
  - Listen to a violin, then listen to a trumpet - unclestu52 22:34:28 06/22/07 (12)
    - You normally post serious technical posts, so I just don't get this very lame attempt at a joke - Richard BassNut Greene 09:00:03 06/25/07 (11)
      - Some comments - unclestu52 23:41:36 06/25/07 (10)
        
        I wasn't talking about different brands of musical instruments. Your post is off topic. - Richard BassNut Greene 07:55:19 06/26/07 (8)
        
        RE: I wasn't talking about different brands of musical instruments. Your post is off topic. - unclestu52 11:56:21 06/26/07 (2)
        
        I give up. I really try to make my posts easy to understand but your responses suggest I've failed! - Richard BassNut Greene 07:28:36 06/27/07 (1)
        
        Hmmm..... - unclestu52 11:20:37 06/27/07 (0)
        
        Just this once, Richard, how about backing up that claim with some references? - robert young 09:40:19 06/26/07 (4)
        
        Where are all YOUR references that wires sound different? (You have an empty bag) - Richard BassNut Greene 07:37:39 06/27/07 (3)
        
        Did you read your own post? Do you understand that YOU made a claim, not me? - robert young 10:23:10 06/27/07 (2)
        
        My claim is stating facts: All the EVIDENCE points to wires sounding the same + No PROOF they sound different - Richard BassNut Greene 13:58:20 06/29/07 (1)
        
        What "facts" have you stated? Where's the evidence? - robert young 05:31:28 06/30/07 (0)
        
        "I believe it is more important that we develop a standard vocabulary for the 'masses', as it were,..." - bjh 07:18:31 06/26/07 (0)
- I don't recall this topic in the past. Perhaps it says something about us, we are an older group. - Norm 06:49:29 06/22/07 (0)
- Maybe your psychological profile ..... nt - TomLarson 12:26:03 06/20/07 (2)
  - you're assuming sound matters - jdouglas51 06:26:19 06/21/07 (1)
    - Huh, I don't recall assuming that, not that I recall. Recall. nt - TomLarson 12:49:11 06/21/07 (0)
- Not necessary - Larry I 11:24:12 06/20/07 (0)
- The fallacy here... - mkuller 10:20:55 06/20/07 (9)
  - The fallacy here... - Ozzie 11:29:32 06/22/07 (7)
    - RE: The fallacy here... - muser 14:31:12 06/26/07 (1)
      - RE: The fallacy here... - Ozzie 11:25:17 06/27/07 (0)
    - Turntable/Phono Stage: Why? - hifitommy 22:56:40 06/22/07 (4)
      - TT - Ozzie 09:02:34 06/23/07 (3)
        
        given equivalent vinyl and cd - hifitommy 09:20:36 06/23/07 (2)
        
        What exactly is equivalent vinyl and cd? - Ozzie 15:02:23 06/26/07 (1)
        
        "the natural roll off that most TT people deny exists" - hifitommy 11:56:29 07/04/07 (0)
  - "One reviewer who used to (and may still) review for TAS was deaf in one ear" - Richard BassNut Greene 07:43:53 06/22/07 (0)
- Not really relevant - John Marks 10:07:50 06/20/07 (5)
  - Failure to take a hearing test is unethical. ...Failure to post testresults that are below average is fraud. - Richard BassNut Greene 09:23:09 06/25/07 (1)
    - Good idea in theory but reality ( as John M. puts so well) intrudes-- NT - lancelot 16:24:40 06/25/07 (0)
  - Akin to saying a musician "has a good ear." - markrohr 15:19:32 06/21/07 (0)
  - "A snarky objectivist audio club." Oh say it ain't so! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:00:30 06/21/07 (0)
  - Careful with non age-related hearing loss - KlausR. 00:20:18 06/21/07 (0)
- More important than the audiogram would be... - KlausR. 09:31:31 06/20/07 (1)
  - True plus........... - Kal Rubinson 10:00:14 06/20/07 (0)
- RE: Critics: Post your audiograms! - Kal Rubinson 09:30:28 06/20/07 (11)
  - RE: The assumption - Dr. S 16:09:57 06/25/07 (0)
  - Wait second - Frihed89 12:00:31 06/20/07 (9)
    - The audiogram doesn't tell the whole story. - markrohr 05:14:30 06/22/07 (0)
    - RE: Wait second - Ted Smith 12:51:10 06/20/07 (0)
    - Well he can turn it up 20dB. ;-) - Kal Rubinson 12:31:17 06/20/07 (6)
      - RE: Well he can turn it up 20dB. ;-) - Frihed89 00:03:39 06/21/07 (3)
        
        ;-) - Kal Rubinson 04:52:06 06/21/07 (2)
        
        That's the point! - Frihed89 06:07:09 06/21/07 (1)
        
        Note smiley. - Kal Rubinson 07:27:37 06/21/07 (0)
      - Quite so! - Pat D 15:26:27 06/20/07 (1)
        
        I think you are saying something different. But I agree totally - Frihed89 00:10:16 06/21/07 (0)
soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - mhardy6647 05:42:22 06/13/07 (34)
- foster still does product engineering for fostex - Kloss 06:28:37 06/25/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - zako 08:04:18 06/17/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - jdwaudio 13:11:27 06/15/07 (0)
- Anyone know if there is a Sequerra dealer in New England? ..nt - late 10:16:42 06/15/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - jkaschyk 08:04:22 06/15/07 (0)
- Met 7s... - mkuller 16:56:08 06/14/07 (4)
  - RE: Met 7s... - john curl 19:29:58 06/14/07 (3)
    - Agreed... - mkuller 20:34:53 06/14/07 (2)
      - Piezos can be domesticated... - mhardy6647 18:25:28 06/15/07 (1)
        
        RE: Piezos can be domesticated... - vettracer 18:54:12 06/15/07 (0)
- I believe they are the same company, or were! - Timbo in Oz 15:56:15 06/14/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - jim@signalpath 15:40:09 06/14/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - unclestu52 23:42:18 06/13/07 (0)
- More of a legend in his own mind. Met 7s are good, however. Buy used for $600 max. nt - Norm 07:14:04 06/13/07 (12)
  - RE: More of a legend in his own mind. Met 7s are good, however. Buy used for $600 max. nt - john curl 10:44:44 06/14/07 (11)
    - I think it was 1982 or '83 - jim@signalpath 17:01:13 06/16/07 (0)
    - i owned a pair of met7 pyramids - hifitommy 07:49:40 06/16/07 (0)
    - John, I don't understand "self serving" but they are the result of bad dealings with him. He is condescending - Norm 20:36:23 06/14/07 (2)
      - RE: John, I don't understand "self serving" but they are the result of bad dealings with him. He is condescending - john curl 14:14:25 06/15/07 (1)
        
        RE: John, I don't understand "self serving" but they are the result of bad dealings with him. He is condescending - john curl 14:15:59 06/15/07 (0)
    - Jesus! - bjh 14:26:03 06/14/07 (5)
      - RE: Jesus! - john curl 19:28:37 06/14/07 (4)
        
        Why transistors? - Atexanathome 06:26:11 06/16/07 (3)
        
        RE: Why transistors? - john curl 09:16:18 06/16/07 (2)
        
        What is your opinion on the newest Class D amps? - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 04:45:24 06/20/07 (0)
        
        RE: Why transistors? - john curl 09:19:20 06/16/07 (0)
- RE: soooo... about Sam Tellig's column on the Sequerra Met7.7 Mk whichever speaker - zako 06:47:14 06/13/07 (7)
  - Dunno about YOU mate, but I don't buy spkrs as investments!!!!!! I buy them for MUSIC the only relevant ROI!! - Timbo in Oz 15:49:18 06/14/07 (0)
  - RE: Small speakers not a good investment? Try buying ... - NAL 10:04:58 06/13/07 (5)
    - ls 3/5's - jdouglas51 13:21:46 06/17/07 (0)
    - RE: Small speakers not a good investment? Try buying ... - TomLarson 18:43:18 06/13/07 (3)
      - THAT is a BGBO, maaaaaaate! - Timbo in Oz 15:53:59 06/14/07 (2)
        
        RE: THAT is a BGBO, maaaaaaate! - zako 07:52:39 06/17/07 (0)
        
        Don't understand a word of it but I don't think I would want to either... nt - TomLarson 11:57:25 06/15/07 (0)