Arthur Salvatore WoW comments??

Stereokarter--why would you never read this thread again? What displays of folly and sarcasm! What skilled turnabouts! What practical advice and comradery! What a style of lugubration! Agon--we all know the danger was everpresent if the censors ever fell asleep at the wheel--has finally evolved from a virtual audio club to an international lost weekend. Component reviews, manufacture ratings, criticism, troublesooting advice, tech talk: what are they but grotesque norms which, suppressing the naivete of our experiences and introducing analysis into music (its dissolution, passion, lyric waste, sentimentality, blindness...) and accessories, brings us to scorn our own instincts. Listen to Detlof: "who would let the fun be spoilt ..." As for Mr. Roger Ashby, I think he is on to something: "connoisseur," where have I heard that word recently? Oh yes! In the name of a phono stage: ScanTech CONNOISSEUR 4. And, stereokarter, it WOULD takes a very "bent" "detached" "selfish in the extreme" audiophile to buy this connoisseur trophy. It costs $30,000 minus tax.

Have you all noticed that audio connoisseurs double up as connoisseurs of other goodies too, often of the alcoholic variety? Remember those "best of" threads for single malt, gin, beer, etc?
Slawney, only 30k MINUS tax -- a steal! (R U sure the price is in USD? If it was, say, 30k Italian Lire, I could just about afford a 30day money-back trial.)
Cheers!

Kubla, is it OK to use the word "excrement"?

I am not an aficionado of wine connoisseurs.

Yes gregm, you may use the word 'excrement.' thank you for asking.