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Early on, when I had no hi-fi, I wrote more about albums and songs. The blog became a reason for me to search the internet for new artists, to go out and buy new discs. Later, however, after I acquired a hi-fi and became comfortable with it, I started writing more about gear. I got bit by the bug, as they say. There's nothing wrong with that; afterall, the gear sings along. Music was still in the air. But, most recently, all I've been writing about is work:

Here is the story of how I get to work…

"The century has seen changes in the distribution of music that no one could have imagined. Before the end of the 19th century, the only way to hear music was to go hear someone else play or sing it, or play or sing it yourself. The cylinder recording, the flat 78 rpm disc, the LP, the CD, the iPod, not to mention the use of music in other electronic media such as radio, television, and the movies, have changed not only the way we listen to music, but what we listen to.

". . . In the context of such…

Hmmm, I suppose that the same experiment involving even more suggestive literature—porn, restaurant reviews, audio criticism—can't be far behind.

Speaking of keeping it real:
"I just hate starting the day like this," JA sighed.

He'd been stuck in the Madison Avenue traffic. Buses, taxis, and eighteen-wheelers coughed and moaned, sending their fumes into a bright, blue sky. I watched and waited as red turned to green turned to red. On my hand truck, I balanced the tall Silverline speakers, the squat PSBs, and the weighty Zanden amplifier. The air was cool. Our office building is shaded not by green trees, but by gray scaffolding. Construction workers filed in and out, rolling large spools of black cable…

Considering that I once bought a teeshirt just because it was an exact match to the orange-colored CMS book jacket, I'm pretty chuffed.

It was only popcorn. Only?

John came in this morning and asked if I'd retrieve the PrimaLuna ProLogue 3 from our storage room.

"I heard from their engineer," he says. "They came up with an impedance figure that is very different from what I determined in my measurements, so I want to re-check it. I brought my measuring gear, so I can do it here."

"Cool," is all I can say.

As I type, JA is drawing a crowd. Going without the labcoat in favor of faded blue denim, he whistles while he works. Women admire him, men want to be him, audio components…

Liebler continues, "In the animation there’s a motor protein that’s sort of walking along a line…