In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment

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Maryland reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday—just four days after the state began easing public health restrictions aimed at thwarting the spread of disease.

Though state officials note that an increase in testing and a backlog of test results may partly explain the spike, the case counts overall suggest that disease transmission has not declined in the lead-up to re-opening—and transmission could very easily increase as residents begin venturing into public spaces more frequently.

Maryland’s outcome may hold lessons for other states attempting their own reopening. As of today, May 20, all 50 states have begun easing restrictions at some level, according to The Washington Post.

After 24 hours, this thread has received about 100 replies, so what we can say for sure at least is that the subject is hotly contested.

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E

It’s the crowds.

That first reopen rally in Lansing ended with those nuts going back to three major locations, tracked by their cell phones (which has gotten to be a very valuable tool). All three locations reported a 50-200% increase in infections afterwards.

And a Arkansas minister and his wife who insisted on holding services both tested positive and infected 35 members with the virus which so far has killed 3.

The virus still has an R0 of over one so that should tell anyone everything they need to know.

It’s the crowds.

All the best,
Nonoise

"...we can say for sure at least is that the subject is hotly contested."

Browsing through it again, I got an impression it is not that hotly contested. It is hotly commented on, for sure. Not many comments being against these reviews.

erik_squires OP
After 24 hours, this thread has received about 100 replies, so what we can say for sure at least is that the subject is hotly contested.

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>>>>>Thats’s a successful troll in my book. 🤗