Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store

I completely agree with Mapman. And great to hear for a dealer like Audiodistinction; that is the kind of dealer that will get my business.

I think I have made my feelings about this sort of thing clear and I am not following up to take sides. I certainly do not mean to take any liberties or speak on behalf of anyone else; but as someone for who English is not his first language, I would simply like to point out and encourage all to remember that the intended meaning and forcefulness of a comment do not always translate as intended when expressing oneself in a foreign language. The accuracy of the expressed sentiment can get very distorted; and accuracy and distortion are things we should all be sensitive to. No? :-)

Lo siento, pero estas equivocado!

Thanks for the attempted grammar lesson, but you may want to reconsider your assertion:

http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Word-2013/3000-2079_4-75855647.html

:-)

Tubes, absolutely! Cryo'd brass is best; of course.

Re who/whom: I am glad the question became a diversion from "the other" topic. While I may be willing to concede since I have never known Al to be factually incorrect about anything, I still think that, at the very least, a case can be made for either. We could dig a little deeper and explore things like the exceptions to the "rules" when the word in question is either the object or the subject of the preposition, but just like in the debates about the audibility of tweaks, I actually enjoy and prefer to leave room for a bit of ambiguity and mystery. BTW, my Microsoft Word program does, in fact, flag an error for "whom". :-)

Speaking of bells and a bit of trivia that some may find interesting: when real church bells became a thing of the past due to the use of electronic amplified bell sounds as is common today, some of the now out of work Italian bell makers were hired by the Selmer (France) musical instrument company to make the bells for their premium line of saxophones. Most of the great players use(d) these instruments.

Regards.

Yes, great article; thanks!

Adam18, the Mk6' are the most highly regarded, as you know; but Mk6's are not all created equal. During the lifespan of that model there have been certain years when the horns produced were (it is no longer made) really special. There is a lot of speculation and myth around the possible reasons why this is so; and it is. The cream of the crop of the Mk6's were the horns made from the late 50's to early 60's; those horns are the most sought after and most valuable. Generally speaking they do have some special qualities in the sound and response. I have had occasion to speak to a couple of the artisans who worked for Selmer during those years and there are two main reasons for their excellence: the manufacturing process was not as automated as it is today and the formulation of the metal used during those years was different; it was, technically, not brass but bronze with its higher copper content.

Well, I guess that settles it and I agree that MW is hardly authoritative. Now, your attempt at diffusing the tenor of the original thread completely ignored my attempt at diffusing by not acknowledging my brilliant and very insightful :-) comment about the role that command of a language plays in how a sentiment comes a cross in print; especially when that language is not one's first.