At the bank yesterday, I saw a guy with a Pink Freud teeshirt. It actually took me a minute to get it, so, to show I <I>did</I>, I said, "And by the way, which one's Pink?" I got a blank look in response, so I assume he was a Freud, not Floyd, fan.

<I>DIY Photography</I> posts an extremely useful how-to. I've done my fair share of concert photography and, if I'd read this article first, I wouldn't have nearly as many pictures of people standing behind microphones.

Apple has filed for a patent that will select music to match your activity level. Just think of your iPod as that guy beating the drum in the rear of the galley.

Should we be thankful that CD liner notes don't contain sentences such as, "Thanks go to the 'physiological studies in monkeys [that] suggest that roughness may be represented in the primary auditory cortex by oscillatory neuronal ensemble responses phase-locked to the amplitude-modulated temporal envelope of complex sounds.'"

Stereophile will begin its coverage of HE 2006 starting Thursday. Stay tuned for reports from all four days of the show.

VPI Industries' TNT turntable and JMW Memorial tonearm have evolved through several iterations over the last two decades. Some changes have been large, such as the deletion of the three-pulley subchassis and the introduction of the SDS motor controller. Others have been invisible&mdash;a change in bearing or spindle material, for example, or the way the bearing attaches to the plinth. And, as longtime <I>Stereophile</I> readers know, I've been upgrading and evolving along with VPI, most recently reporting on the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/498">TNT V-HR turntable</A> (<I>Stereophile</I>, December 2001).

VPI Industries' TNT turntable and JMW Memorial tonearm have evolved through several iterations over the last two decades. Some changes have been large, such as the deletion of the three-pulley subchassis and the introduction of the SDS motor controller. Others have been invisible&mdash;a change in bearing or spindle material, for example, or the way the bearing attaches to the plinth. And, as longtime <I>Stereophile</I> readers know, I've been upgrading and evolving along with VPI, most recently reporting on the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/498">TNT V-HR turntable</A> (<I>Stereophile</I>, December 2001).