Stephen Mejias

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I spent some time last night listening to Joanna Newsom's Ys. Tangent CDP-50, Tangent AMP-50, Totem Arro loudspeakers. I know and love the Totem speakers, but the Tangents are new to me and, with Joanna Newsom's help and harp perhaps, they sounded better&#151more capable&#151than ever before in my small living room. The sound was fleshy and fast and detailed, whereas (earlier on and with other material) it had been thin and mechanical and uninvolving. I don't know if this has to do with the electronics breaking-in&#151they've now been in the system for about 200 hours&#151or if I was just in a good mood or if Joanna Newsom was responsible. And, right now, I don't care. I'll try to figure it out later.

They're saying five to seven inches in the city.

Received this fax today:

George's smart remote. It's great. I only wish it was smaller and more comfortable to hold.

In addition to its coaxial speakers, George has a four-inch down-firing sub.

George uses a pair of three-inch woofers with coaxially mounted tweeters.