Who R U?

That's interesting tciborow. I,ve never thought about it, but my wife is somewhat that way yet she knows good sound and is pretty helpful in listening tests. Our last acquisition was speakers (Silverline Sonatas). She said there was something missing and explained what it was. Upon removal of the grillcloth she said it sounded better. She was right.
Sorry to get off topic but I had to respond

Artemus 5: It's my belief that there is nothing wrong with the input connections. It's the output connections that are not functioning properly. Erin can tell when she listens to something (other than herself)if it is off pitch or out of key. It's weird.

I guess, its my turn. 45, EE, working with computers. Lived in 4 countries, ending up in CT. Biggest passion is music, mostly jazz and classical. At the end of a long day, the only thing I can bear is a good book, good music and an occasional (depending on how hard the day was) a single malt. Over the years, I've changed lots of equipment. Finally ending up with Levinson 30.6/31.5/32/335 and B&W 802N. Cables are Synergistics DesRef with active (mini) shielding, Illuminations Orchid, AudioMagic Illusion spkr cable.

What else ? We've got 6 cats (all my girlfriends' !) - Persian Exotic Shorthair (thank God), three saltwater fish (mine !) and a hermit crab (mine too).

I enjoy A'gon enormously and find it very informative. Want to thank all of you for the info you supply.

Ikarus,welcome aboard!

Thanks for the welcome David. Actually I've been around in A'gon for a while but never got around to write in this thread.