Yeah. I talked to him couple of times thru emails, his reply was very friendly and so detailed that at some point I couldn't continue following him because he was getting into chemistry. He was also very straightforward.
We can't really talk much here about speakers but it is a huge subject. I believe that speakers should be both transducers and musical instruments, this might be a utopia to properly design them like that but I think it's the right direction. Instruments do sound different, take two good guitars, as an example. Not right or wrong, simply different, and they have every right to be that. So do equally good but different speakers. Ideally, signal that reaches the speakers should always be the same or at least very similar, and then you choose the preferred sound of your 'instrument' - speakers.
Another thing about playing vinyl is that it is very difficult to find best table/arm/cartridge/cable match
With tape deck and pre-recorded reels you will come closer to that ideal. Besides, think of the simplicity of the set-up - deck, power amp and speakers. And minimum cabling, not to mention that deck reacts less to wall current quality fluctuations than turntable and to external vibration. You should still deal with internal vibration, of course. Another reason to get a deck with the best transport you can find and afford. Electronics can be modified.
Anyway, vinyl can sound truly excellent, we are just talking about something even better, sometimes much better.
