Synergistic Red Fuse ...

OP, not to belabor a tangential issue, but to add some clarification to the recent discussion Mapman was referring to the first paragraph of your post dated 7-16-2016 1:17pm EDT, on page 45 of the thread, which began with the words "Oh my gawd!  I just spewed my morning coffee all over my computer screen."  A subsequent sentence in that paragraph quoted from the now deleted post by Mr. Casey.

My suggestion to everyone is that when disrespectful personal attacks are posted that the offended member click the "Report This" link that appears in the lower right corner of every post when that location is pointed to, select "abusive towards another member" as the reason for the report, add any relevant comments, and click "send report."

Best regards,
-- Al
  

Almarg wrote,

"My suggestion to everyone is that when disrespectful personal attacks are posted that the offended member click the "Report This" link that appears in the lower right corner of every post when that location is pointed to, select "abusive towards another member" as the reason for the report, add any relevant comments, and click "send report."

Of course the other sure fire way of dealing with offensive or disrespectful behavior is tell your mommy.

Al ...

I believe this was geofkait's quote that hit my funny bone:

 " Only the tormented uncertain mind of the died-in-the-wool pseudo skeptic could come up with such an implausible steaming pile of compost." 

If not, then I apologize.

By the way Al, I was cruising through the AT ART-9 thread last night and was wondering how you like your's now that its broken in? 

OP

And tonight I spewed my newly mixed Bloody Mary all over my keyboard when I read geofkait's most recent post where he said:

" Of course the other sure fire way of dealing with offensive or disrespectful behavior is tell your mommy."  

That's some funny stuff, especially for someone with a slightly warped sense of humor like me. 

OP

By the way Al, I was cruising through the AT ART-9 thread last night and was wondering how you like your’s now that its broken in?

Wonderful in every way :-) I’m forever indebted to you, Pani, and the several other members whose posts inspired me to purchase it!

I should note, though, that very shortly before purchasing it I also purchased a Herron VTPH-2 phono stage (that acquisition also having been inspired largely by the glowing praise it has just about universally received here and elsewhere), and it’s hard to say which of the two items has been the greater contributor to the improvement in my system. Although it’s certainly safe to say that both have been major factors.

To add some context, previously I was using a Soundsmith re-tipped Grace F9E Ruby moving magnet cartridge, and the phono section of a vintage but well regarded Mark Levinson ML-1 preamplifier as my phono stage (accessed via its tape outputs). The ML-1 and various incarnations of the Grace F9E served me well for many years, but the new combo is in a different league altogether.

Thanks again. Best regards,
-- Al