Thanks to a fellow A-gon member

Audiogon and the RIAA have asked me to inform you that you are all under arrest. PUT THE BURNER DOWN AND BACK AWAY FROM IT SLOWLY!

Before this thread falls off the main page, I wanted to share a follow-up message with Charlie. I had an hour or more tonight to do some serious listening before my wife arrived home, and I am really pleased with the excellent compilation of Lovett's music. Great selections, and as you thought, the CD-R sounds great through the Vandy 3A Sig's. I've wandered into Tower Records several times lately and asked the clerk for some suggestions on CD's, because I've felt like I've been in a musical rut for a while. Needed something new to wake up my ears again. The Lovett collection you sent, Charlie, turned out to be just what the doctor ordered -- even if the "Doc" is a "DawgDoc". Anyway, I am in your debt for expanding my horizons -- thanks very much!!

You are more than welcome, sir.

Reading these posts remind me of my dealings with a very generous and gracious fellow audio buff who i had some occasion to meet a few months ago.

Briefly, I had e-mailed him regarding a post he had made concerning some tube amp i was interested in listening to (i believe it was an Antique Sound Labs). We e-mailed back and forth a few times about it (he owned the model i was curious about) and he graciously suggested that if i ever was in his part of the state he would be more than happy to have me come to his house and listen to the amp.

i told my non-audiophile girlfriend about this nice gesture and of course she thought that both he and i were crazy, that the idea of going to some stranger's house to listen to music was the nuttiest thing she had ever heard (no pun intended).

the funny thing is, i saw absolutely nothing weird about the offer and in fact, to me it felt perfectly natural and comfortable that this gentlemen would extend the offer. i did take him up on the invitation and we spent most of an afternoon listening to music through his system (he had PSB Stratus Gold speakers, a aja noejb (sp?) CD player, the ASL amp, etc.)It was a relaxing, enjoyable time and i thanked him profusely as i left his residence.

i guess what i'm getting at is that there is a deep commonality between just about all of the posters on this website and it involves the magic of music and the sharing of its powers with other humans. further IMHO, i also think it involves a common belief that if an individual finds music so inspiring as to spend countless hours and many dollars to get closer to the magic that music can bring, well that's someone most of us probably can comfortably spend some time together with.

i've shared so many great times with friends and strangers in the enjoyment of music, be it a concert, a listening session at the house, or even (gasp) an hour or two at a dealer's listening room. just about everyone i've met has been cool, polite, and anxious to offer whatever help they can to increase my listening pleasure, and i guess this is my longwinded way of saying thanks to all of you who love the music as much as i do.

greggr