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Great article. A tip of the hat to Ms.Murphy who brings into this hobby a sense of youth, vigor, excitement, and above all, fun! All to often audiophiles descend into snobbishness: dwelling on micro-points of difference that polarise rather than unite.
About ten years ago I was invited to one of Mr. Mancuso's parties (actually I tagged along with an invitee). It was quite a scene, a bit like a Truman Capote party in the 60's. Interesting but a little too hip for this square's comfort zone. The equipment was much like Colleen's description. But the old stodgy audiophile in me rose up thinking that the system would be so much better without the mixer and, well, I never went for horns. Better some B&W 801's or best yet hugh SoundLab electrostatics.
Oh well, so much for forward thinking audiophiles.