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I first heard the Canadian-made Waveform Research Mach 17 loudspeaker system in New York City at HI-FI '96, <I>Stereophile</I>'s Home Theater & Specialty Audio Show. Another Ontario native, <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/996russell">Chris Russell</A> of Bryston Ltd., had raved to me about their sound. His recommendation sent me outside my assigned reporting area and down to the sixth floor of the Waldorf=Astoria, to dimly lit room 602&mdash;full of <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/roomtreatments/215">ASC Tube Traps</A>, amplifiers, cables, and the twin truncated pyramids of the Mach 17s.

Drenched in sweat thanks to the charming weather here in New York&#151Oh wait, I forgot, I promised only to bitch about one season which would be winter so let me say I love summer and begin again.

I've been working on the <i>Buyer's Guide</i>. Again, I find myself getting all tangled up in the content. Goodness me. My focus shifts away from the cold cells. I lose sight of borders, completely forget about column width. And find myself wondering:

In this City Belt interview, Tris McCall, writer and musician, discusses the relationship between work and art.

Well, that's what Seth Lloyd thinks. I love this <I>Technology Review</I> interview because the writer obviously doesn't buy the theory, but he gives Lloyd a fair shake in laying it out.

Aww, ain't they cute?

As a writer, I agree wholeheartedly. It's the word that causes all the trouble, not that, as a writer, I know much about dollars.