phaelon

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MERRY CHRISTMAS
The gift of unconditional love that you only get from your family is the greatest gift of all. Please cherish and honor it. Merry Christmas everyone! 
ImportCDs
I buy almost all of my CDs online, and for me, Amazon is the way to go. Selling on Amazon is so competitive, with so many vendors offering the same merchandise, that your customer feedback caries great weight. 
Are CD players dead
"How do you keep the Major Labels honest, and committed to increasing MusicSelection in High Rez. Downloads?”My surmise is that the fixed costs associated with offering a Hi-Rez download are significantly less than those of producing and distribut... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Stereo_phile, That’s outstanding. I’m sure that I speak for many when I congratulate you on finally finding a speaker that is synergistic with your other components according to your tastes. Happy listening. 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
“...even silence, is music." Hey! That’s what my neighbors used to say :-) 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
"Since you mentioned hospital lighting,the next time you go in for an operation, ask them to do the job by candle lite ,because it makes you feel more comfortable.”Thank you for making my point. Your interest seems to focus on the science of repro... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
"The joy of discovery is what moves me.""I would presume it to be akin to the archeologist,who after painstakingly rubbing off thousands of years of dirt and debris,discoveries a treasure that was hidden behind all that muck."Why not want to hear ... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
"and how the air uniquely resonates IN that person.” Ah-Ha! And who determines how the air uniquely resonates in a wind instrument? The musician! That’s who. My formula survives the first wave. :-) 
Do not buy any Sonus Faber used
"The notice is hard to miss.”Yet so many people have. And what about craigslist? Before an authorized purchase takes place, is the prospective buyer asked to sign off on this policy? When this policy was enacted, were the authorized owners of ever... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
"The materials and how they are executed in that instrument set the boundaries and limitations of the variable ways it can potentially sound but no player can ever play outside of those boundaries.”Maybe we should think of it this way: "Boundaries... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
Atmasphere,I don’t know if 'personal timbre’ is the right word either, I always call it ‘tone’. But you’re so right. To me, it’s a quality that is most conspicuous among trumpet players. From Harry, Louis, and Al to Miles, Chet and Freddie, each a... 
Do not buy any Sonus Faber used
There are too many ways that uninformed customers could unintentionally buy a grey market product. While the purpose of this policy might be focused on the grey market, its scope is too broad.Like I suggested in a prior post, I would be surprised ... 
Do not buy any Sonus Faber used
"It must be important for companies to protect their distributors and their territories.”Agreed. And if there is a problem, then they need to tighten up their distribution chain. They simply cannot place that burden on the end user. They are the m... 
Do not buy any Sonus Faber used
I would love to see this tested legally. I know that there are some here who think a company has the right to make any condition it wants, but thats not true, and there would be huge problems if it was. Judges like to make rulings based on industr... 
Do not buy any Sonus Faber used
How does one know that the speakers he is buying used, in the classifieds, were originally purchased from a Sumiko authorized dealer?If a person moves to the US with his speakers purchased through an authorized European distributor, can Sumiko ref...