Hola,

Just so the writers know, anyone who likes Hi-Fi has Hi-Fi cred. You don't have to brow beat me, I'm a fellow listener. If you need to be infallible, go be the Pope.

I've shivered through the March "As We See It" column about how a certain someone has better ears than those who disagree with him; he can hear the emotion and color of a piece - and if others don

The brand-spankin

Is this a new way to make us purchase all our favourite albums again as-well-as to implement new copy protection encryptions ? This week only,i've puchased 40 lps.Personally i am not interested if the new formats are better or worse then the excisting ones.Who can quarantee us they won't die off the same way sacd and dvd-audio are , because contrary to what we want to believe,they are dying!

For you truly analogue guys, this might be fun to restore. It may only need new belts, but you won't know until you get inside.

Regards,

Advent Cassette

Does the sand and/or lead shot go into the base piece or the legs for this model stand? I'm getting the speakers positioned right now, so I have a little time to wait for an answer. The base and top pieces seem logical since there are removable caps, where the legs only have a threaded screw hole on each end.

Today's NY Times reports that the magnificent Arthur Lee (Love) has leukemia. A benefit concert to help him meet medical expenses is planned for the Beacon Theater in NYC on June 23rd. Already confirmed performers include Ian Hunter, Yo La Tengo, Nils Lofgren, Garland Jeffreys, and Robert Plant who promises a set of Led Zep favorites. Information at (212) 307-7171 or www.thelovesociety.com (although as of this post the web site was "temporarily unavailable").

Success in the high end audio market, it seems to me, results from specialization - offering a product that results from doing what you do very well. Consumers of high end equipment very rarely put together systems of components from a single manufacturer. Why then, do you suppose, that Musical Fidelity and Marantz, both noted for their electronics, have decided they need to get into the turntable business.