Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone.

I think he does, hence the poem. 

Peter, just to reiterate, we don't all go around on Möbius Loops of steel trap logic. Some of us actually need to live a bit. And listen to music. So, ignore the shrill noise from some, and be assured you, your employees, your operation...however it's run Lol...really totally valued by those of us who see in you a true artisan, happy to share, and producing products examples of which we can all afford
I'll aim to keep a bit more contact w you prior to sorting my SG repl stylii in short order.

MC, you do know that after WW2, when Germany was in ruins, and the British Civil Service went over there, expecting the population to be on it's knees, what they found were the people literally rebuilding their car factories from the rubble w their bare hands.
Within 5 years, they were already ahead of us. By the 80s, esp w the release of the VW Golf, they were in a whole different race. And today, the Germans spend whole weekends visiting their car factories, seeing the synergy of engineering and lifestyle as a patriotic display.
Peter in his own way is taking a hyper engineering approach. Not for him the typical Japanese warm Koetsu signature of the typical European cool and collected Clearaudio signature.
No, w the Straingauge, Peter is going for the straight resolution angle. Because w resolution comes natural warmth, lifelike speed, dynamic contrast, tonal density and differentiation, and timbral accuracy.
Despite him being American, this is almost German uber engineering married to art...basically, life.
And the Straingauge is the closest source component I've owned that's got me closer to the life of performances on lp.

Peter, you should have a couple of SG repl stylii emails from me. Look fwds to yr reply.

Peter, I can safely say, yr fans weren't expecting that.
Beautiful.

Peter, I don't think I've ever seen another hifi designer write so appealingly and show their hunan side so openly
Totally refreshing 

Peter, I'm the last person to accurately comment on accuracy Lol.

But before acquiring the Straingauge, I used to run a Transfiguration Temper Supreme, and then their Orpheus.

Compared to my more coloured carts...Roksan Shiraz, Zu Denon 103, Lyra Skala and Parnassus, I would have sworn the Transfigurations were the model of neutrality.

But not so, far from it.

So, w the SG, I now GENUINELY hear tonal discrimination and timbral accuracy that makes every lp sound different (no homogenizing or smearing going on) and voices and instruments sound genuine, authentic and familiar.

And the other areas that totally convince on the neutrality/realism thing is lifelike speed and bass impact.

So, I'm not a musician, or an audiophile who's heard everything. But I've devoted 22 years to this hobby, refining my sound away from euphonically coloured and twds accurate and musical. And my Straingauge cart is the one component along w my LT air tonearm that absolutely nails the accurate/musical balance. And that I believe follows from it's ability as a high resolution but even handed transducer.

And Peter, I need to get on w ordering those repl stylii, please contact me.