I'd like a show of hands from Stereophile forum members to see how many here consider the following to be high fidelity. I'd also like to know how many people believe they would be satisfied with the following as their main stereo system.

These speakers having a single 5-inch driver:

It seems mc cartridges are the vast majority of cartridges reviewed/recommended these days but it wasn't always so. I suspect the cost difference has a big part to do with it (the usually true axiom, you get what you pay for), but is there any objective information as to the differences in why one would be better than the other? Better frequency response and that kind of thing.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video/embed/212

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I just wanted to let my fellow jazz fans know that the reissued Rudy VanGelder masters are outstanding recordings. I am currently listening to a Stanley Turrentine recording called "That's where it's at" and one would be surprised to learn that this recording is over 40 years old but then again that is what happens when you have a great engineer recording sessions.

My man, Joe. Singing it like it is. And that's no lie, Fred.

http://www.elwp.com/Joe%20Cocker.html

You guys got a visitor. A 747 with a fighter chase plane. Christ, what were they thinking? If I was responsible for not one but two different 747s I would know where they are at all times. One of the stupidest things I have seen a president even remotely responsible for. What an idiot. It's something like I would get banned for crying out loud. But I would do it because I'm such a prankster. "It was just a joke!"