"The long tradition of professional connoisseurship has resulted in the development of a bewildering universe of specialist terminology. In certain cases, it must be admitted, there was self-indulgent proliferation of words relating to some minute feature....In fact, no clear distinction can be made between one term and its closest neighbor in meaning."&mdash;from the Introduction to Kanzan Sato's <I>The Japanese Sword, A Comprehensive Guide</I>, translated and with an introduction by Joe Earle (New York: Kodansha America, Inc., 1983)

"The long tradition of professional connoisseurship has resulted in the development of a bewildering universe of specialist terminology. In certain cases, it must be admitted, there was self-indulgent proliferation of words relating to some minute feature....In fact, no clear distinction can be made between one term and its closest neighbor in meaning."&mdash;from the Introduction to Kanzan Sato's <I>The Japanese Sword, A Comprehensive Guide</I>, translated and with an introduction by Joe Earle (New York: Kodansha America, Inc., 1983)

This episode of "Fine Tunes" is mainly about the care and feeding of speaker drivers. Before I launch into some of the tweaks—a few fairly wild and wacky—sent in by readers, here are two from my own experience.

This episode of "Fine Tunes" is mainly about the care and feeding of speaker drivers. Before I launch into some of the tweaks—a few fairly wild and wacky—sent in by readers, here are two from my own experience.

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>

<I>What's a pro audio company doing at CES?</I>