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And so, I turn back to the VPI. Or the Nitty Gritty.

I sent some crazed e-mails to my audiophile friends, all like: <i>Dude, I'm at my wit's end over here. I can't make sense of any of it. I know so-and-so uses a VPI and what's-his-name uses a Nitty Gritty, but what's YOUR method? Huh, huh, huh?</i>

<i>"I can't see anyone getting into analog without a record-cleaning machine."</i><br>
<b>&#151Michael Fremer, <i>Stereophile</i>, Vol.19 No.6, 1996</b>

<I>Due to an error in laying out the June issue of the magazine, the following announcements were omitted from the June issue's "Industry Update Calendar" section:</I>

Ten years ago today Frank Sinatra died. May 14, 1998.

A few nights ago, I listened to mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's recording of J.S. Bach's great solo cantata, "Ich habe genug" (It is enough), BWV 82 (Nonesuch 79692-2). Hunt Lieberson was one of those rare mezzos, like Janet Baker and Kathleen Ferrier before her, whose voice conveyed an innately spiritual sense of connection with something greater than the individual self. Especially when she sang softly, she was able to imbue her tone with a hallowed reverence that is easier to feel than describe in words. To the extent that anyone can communicate the "tender mercies" and sacred intimacies of life, love, and spirit, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson proved herself a master.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, our <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/zappa/"><i>Zappa Plays Zappa</i> DVD Sweepstakes</a> is now closed. We will not accept any additional entries. I offer my sincere thanks to all those who participated, sending in colorful, encouraging, and often amusingly odd e-mails. Thank you.