Well, I just re-duped for 2 mo' years. Stereophile says I is impotent, it gave me 24 issues for the price of under $20. Yet I received an e-mail "special offer" 3 years for slightly mo' than $35.!! It is a better deal to go to the sub renewal page, directly, not the special offer sent to me. I don't think the specail offer was a scam, just screwey. Ever gonna review Helix from Legacy, I'm sure this system will smoke any one they ever tested, is that what they are afraid of, B&W, Wilson and a few others are big advertisers. HELIX baby.

Ha, I got mine early this month. She was a welcome sight too. It rained all day here and I got soaked off and on. Driving home, all I wanted was a hot cup of coffee and some audio relaxation. But, I enjoyed the hearth and home just a little more with the latest issue as a welcome surprise.

In a previous thread I had mentioned that I was going to get one of those Oppo players to replace the dead player in our bedroom and report back as to whether or not it really sounds worth a hoot. Well, Wes beat me to the punch in the May issue.

F*ck Rosie. She is fat, ugly, and doesn't know sh*t like most members of this forum. Go listen to your amplifier with your d*ck in your hand.

One bright spot in what was a horrible news day yesterday: Ornette Coleman has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his live album, "Sound Grammar." Having casually known the man since the sixties (I was his letter carrier in the West Village) I know how much this recognition means to him. And to all of us who care about his music, it's a wonderful thing.

Last Friday night, during an impromptu party, a cute woman from Romania turned my amp up all the way and destroyed my trusty old Infinities that I'd had for 17 years. I am now in the position of needing to buy speakers and I need to be time-efficient about doing so (I may well fix the Infinities but that will take some time). I went to two local stores and frankly they were a drag. The switching devices didn't work, and the salespeople were oriented towards television. So I'm turning to here for any sort of advice. Here is some data in case it helps: