<I>How could he?</I>, they seem to say. In obituary after obituary, one reads how tenor Guiseppe di Stefano squandered his voice. Too much smoking, too much drinking, too much shouting at late-night parties, they declare. It's almost as though opera lovers feel betrayed, unable to forgive an artist who abused such glorious gifts so early in his career.

<i>From left to right: <a href="http://www.selfdivider.com/base/index.php">Selfdivider</a&gt;, AlexO, <a href="http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/jules/jules.html">Jules Coleman</a>, JackCrank, and <a href="http://www.jeffwong.com/">Jeff Wong</a>. Friday, February 29, 2008, at In Living Stereo.</i>

These speakers inadvertently managed to put me in a good mood even before I listened to them, because of a dumb little gaffe committed by Thiel's packing department. Each speaker came with an Owner's Information sheet, which is nice. Each sheet included Unpacking (and Repacking) Instructions, which is nicer. But each sheet came packed <I>inside</I> the carton, underneath the speaker, where it was not accessible until after the speaker was dumped out of the box, which is pretty silly!

These speakers inadvertently managed to put me in a good mood even before I listened to them, because of a dumb little gaffe committed by Thiel's packing department. Each speaker came with an Owner's Information sheet, which is nice. Each sheet included Unpacking (and Repacking) Instructions, which is nicer. But each sheet came packed <I>inside</I> the carton, underneath the speaker, where it was not accessible until after the speaker was dumped out of the box, which is pretty silly!

These speakers inadvertently managed to put me in a good mood even before I listened to them, because of a dumb little gaffe committed by Thiel's packing department. Each speaker came with an Owner's Information sheet, which is nice. Each sheet included Unpacking (and Repacking) Instructions, which is nicer. But each sheet came packed <I>inside</I> the carton, underneath the speaker, where it was not accessible until after the speaker was dumped out of the box, which is pretty silly!