I was happily learning more than I ever thought I'd want to know about sushi, when it occurred to me to check out the article's byline. Who on earth writes 10 pages about shopping for fish in Tokyo's Tsukiji market? Oh, Nick Tosches, that's who.

It's not often that you get a chance to have extensive discussions with the horse's mouth, but we recently had that opportunity. Since July of this year there has been extensive discussion in the audio community, particularly the high-end segment, of Larry Greenhill's <A HREF="http://bruce.coppola.name/audio/Greenhill.pdf">article on speaker cable listening tests</A> in the August, 1983 issue of <I>Stereo Review</I> (footnote 1). From recent talks with author Greenhill we've learned that the most interesting story was <I>not</I> in <I>Stereo Review</I>; instead it can be found in the varying reactions from different quarters, and what they say about the high-end industry in general.

It's not often that you get a chance to have extensive discussions with the horse's mouth, but we recently had that opportunity. Since July of this year there has been extensive discussion in the audio community, particularly the high-end segment, of Larry Greenhill's <A HREF="http://bruce.coppola.name/audio/Greenhill.pdf">article on speaker cable listening tests</A> in the August, 1983 issue of <I>Stereo Review</I> (footnote 1). From recent talks with author Greenhill we've learned that the most interesting story was <I>not</I> in <I>Stereo Review</I>; instead it can be found in the varying reactions from different quarters, and what they say about the high-end industry in general.

<I>McIntosh: "...for the love of music..."</I><BR>by Ken Kessler. McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., 2006. $150.00. Hardcover, 12" by 12" by 1.25", 315 pp. ISBN 0-9787236-0-0.<BR>Available from McIntosh dealers and <A HREF="http://www.mcintoshlabs.com">McIntosh Laboratory</A>, Inc., 2 Chambers Street, Binghamton, NY 13903. Tel: (800) 538-6576.

Rumor had it that if the MF2500 amplifier had gotten any better in development, Conrad-Johnson would have had to include it in their "Premier" series. However, C-J's intention was to hold to the lower price of their established MF series, and so they have. Rated at 240Wpc and retailing for $3495, the '2500 is the core model of Conrad-Johnson's current range of "MF" power amplifiers. Its companion MF2250 offers 120Wpc, while the MF5600 delivers 120Wx5 for multichannel home-theater applications.

Rumor had it that if the MF2500 amplifier had gotten any better in development, Conrad-Johnson would have had to include it in their "Premier" series. However, C-J's intention was to hold to the lower price of their established MF series, and so they have. Rated at 240Wpc and retailing for $3495, the '2500 is the core model of Conrad-Johnson's current range of "MF" power amplifiers. Its companion MF2250 offers 120Wpc, while the MF5600 delivers 120Wx5 for multichannel home-theater applications.