Aloha,

I've been playing with some different 'subwoofers' to see if they could integrate with the Ferguson Hill Lowther based speakers.

I tried two kinds of those flat stiff small diameter woofer cubes, but they really seemed to only add that 'one note' dimension to the sound.

Then, I went back to an old pair of Genesis 12-inch sealed box woofers (from 1993 or 1994) and got a much more sonorous result. More nuance and 'musical content.' They seemed to be able to 'keep up' with the Lowthers much better in terms of speed and remaining 'invisible,' too.

I need to know where to send submittals to John Marks' latest mail-in contest. Also, can someone reiterate the criterion that he says he will use to judge the entries?

Thanks,
ccvogel

Why are ST's columns excluded from the on line Stereophile archives. There is no direct link to his past columns as exist with AD, JM, KR, etc. Any reason?

Can someone provide me with the MSRP for the following:

Bryston 4B SST power amp
Audio Research SP16L pre amp
Cambridge Audio 840c CD player?

I can't seem to find this info. Thank you.

Got the new Stooges LP (not that great, as it turns out, IMHO). Anyway, there are 3 sides, so side 4 isn't really side 4, it's blank/smooth. Just for fun, I "played" side 4. When I lowered the stylus to it, it tracked smoothly and noiselessly, without moving a bit laterally. The tonearm was motionless when I placed the stylus near the outer edge of the record, or near the label, or in the middle. I presume that's a fair indicator that my anti-skating is set "just right".

Hola,

I'm working on my writing assignment for Mr. Marks' 'Fifth Element' project, but I am flummoxed.

One the one hand, are we supposed to write about songs with well crafted stories, with a beginning, a middle, and an end; have a point of view, an authorial tone (an attitude toward their subject matter,) and, for lack of a better word, a philosphy?

Or, are we supposed to be writing about songs or the rock era that we think could hold up to being sung a capella by the Ensemble Amarcord during a mixed program of classical and popular works?

Or both?

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