Music in the Round #67
It seems more and more that I'm reviewing equalization products in this column, and that such components are less often dealt with in the magazine's formal equipment reports. But it's not as if the problems created by room acoustics affect only multichannel systems. Stereophile has not ignored the topicsee the many reviews of physical and electronic room-treatment products posted on this websitebut months can pass without publication of a review of such a component. Meanwhile, multichannel devotees such as I seem to talk about almost nothing elseand here's why.
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The letter we received was innocent enough. It asked for our recommendations on laserdisc combination players. You know, the ones that play all of your optical, laser-read entertainment, from CDs to videodiscs. Had the question been a verbal one, our answer would have begun with a long silence. As it was, we could only jot down a few generic references to features, followed by an admission that we had, collectively, no firsthand experience with these all-purpose devices. Only a few members of our staff have any interest in video stuffmonitors, surround-sound, and the likeamong them 
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.2
