As Ben Webster's biggest fan, it pains me to give a thumbs down to "Dig Ben."

This is an 8 disc set worthy of one or two discs.

Many performances are perfunctory, and the recording quality less so.

On the up side, here's another change to tell y'all to go by his better regarded releases and make your life better!

I think I've encountered this with a speaker choice here and there.

Mr. Atkinson

I've been a keen follower and subscriber of Stereophile for many years. I applaud the transparency with which you run the magazine, especially the criteria for a component to be reviewed, your stance that it's all "on the record" when it to component breakages during a review, and that every review begun will be published regardless of the consequences.

and only 1495.

I cant say much, given that I paid twice that for Sequoia, but still.

http://www.amarraaudio.com/

No more waxing lyrical in the HiFi press from Mr. Gregory with such terms as "coherent cable loom from socket to speaker"....

Why, you say?? Well, because Roy Gregory has become the VP of Marketing for Nordost. I find it disgusting, personally... but I reckon that sort of nonsense happens more than we realize.

Using his position at the mag to promote a product that he now has a commercial interest in.. classic.

if it sounds as good as the tuners, God Almighty.

http://www.magnumdynalab.com/integrated-amplifiers-md309.htm

Considering the state of the recording industry, I completely don't understand why they aren't moving rapidly to a universal download format controlled with software rather than hard media or specific file types. I would be very much interested in a high resolution version of the Rhapsody business model allowing unlimited downloads for a monthly fee.

I've recently moved the surround channel outputs from the 5.1 discrete outputs of my SACD player from surround channel direct inputs of my 7.1 channel AVR to the back channel inputs.

I find the change satisfying.

Anyone else tried this?

---------------- Bill