Tyler Acoustics. Outlaw Audio. Axiom. These are but a few of the many companies who sell their products direct to the customer. I think it would be a great idea for Stereophile to start performing reviews on these and other web-based company's speaker systems. Indeed, maybe Stereophile should even consider dedicating an entire issue to those companies who exclusively sell their wares (including electronics) directly to the consumer.

Art Dudley, commenting on the beautiful lyric to "I Remember You", points out that the words sound right and opines that writing such lyrics can't be taught. His point would seem to be that one either knows what "sounds right" or one doesn't. I hope he's wrong, because some teaching appears to be needed.

A few pages earlier in Michael Fremer's coverage of HE 2006 I encountered the phrase, "...for Ken Kessler and I to compete...". For I to compete? How about, "for Ken and ME to compete"? Not only is that correct, IT SOUNDS RIGHT.

I am looking for some input on First Sound preamps. The reviews look good but not all is to be believed. Also, any suggestions to match up with Wavac 833 V1.3 amps.

Well it has been a while, but my analog system is setup again. Linn LP12 -> Exposure XVII -> ASL MGIII -> AT W5000. Spun some tracks on it last night and all is well. Nice to have the records back in the house.

And yes that is the old Max 1000.

cheers