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Perhaps some people thought I was kidding when I suggested using a mid-fi system to audition for SOTA phono cartridges...  It took me almost 10 years to find a replacement for my old Sony CD player because, despite the fact that several I heard were obviously "better", they were also worse in some important ways.

The underlying Idea is that the Value is in the Music.  Yes, the Sound is ultimately critical.  But until there is Music in the Listener, hi-fi will ever and only be a grab-bag of sounds.  When friends ask my "advice" on hi-fi I tend most often to steer them to gear I sincerely hope will do the least harm.  Ironically, this can actually be a tough sell to someone with money to burn and a penchant for "doing his homework" at or even beyond the usual Consumer Reports level.

Paul S

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