Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit

He also gave me free will, to take risks to lose my Soul if I so choose. I haven't always made the best of choices in this regard, perhaps I am not the only one. Pushing the Envelope, going past an Event Horizon without any chance of ever going back, is probably not the best of choices. It is sort of like God saying, "Now you have really done it, and you knew the risks, you are on your own"!

hi pettyofficer:

making a mountain out of a mole hill ?

take a course in anger management . it's not a big deal. if you don't like the product don't buy it.

take up another hobby. why don't you run for president in 2012 ?

Yeah, you are right. Best to spend Tens of thousands of dollars on a Stereo System than to spend even one dime more on something decent to play on such a behemouth! Bragging rights, hey, garbage in-garbage out! Who do you think you are kidding? Instead of a course in anger management, it would seem to me that most need serious Phsycological help with deep seated apathy bordering on suicidal tendencies. It is a big deal when a Product is being Monopolized, while having its Quality widdled down, its price being boosted along with profits. I keep on trying to tell everyone, that you are suppossed to be in the business of demanding higher value for the money. Something that the American Public seems to get with other commodities like houses, and cars and such. They used to get it when Records were popular, what a slide down hill it has been. The American buying Public has definitely come a 180 degrees in attitude towards Sound Quality since then. I think that it is reasonable to ask why? Since I have only one avenue to purchase Music, seems that I am along for the ride. It would be so much easier to accept your advice, drink the kool-aid and become lulled into another Reverend Jim Jones victim. Sounds peaceful and quiet, but then I see hundreds of Recording Industry Vultures gathering on branches. They caw, as they are looking for something to feed on. One of them swoops down on a carcass, and plucks an eye out of a decaying Skull! Sorry, Mrtennis, you get the kool-aid in the face, I sure as hell not drinking it!

I am going to say one last word on this subject, and that is it. Those of you who have decided to toss in the towel, and actually join in the Recording Industries attempts to cheapen Sound Quality to boost profits, are just confusing the Hell out of the rest of us struggling to get decent Sound Quality Value for the money! Is this your idea of, if you can't beat them, then join them? I haven't even heard from one person who even claims to represent the Recording Industry itself, it is obvious that they don't feel a need to do so! They have so many so called Audiophiles, brainwashed to do their dirty work for them! It's a hopeless cause, we are not the marketing demographic the Industry is interested in-it's all B.S. It is propaganda put out by the Recording Industry itself, they don't want you to be making judgement calls on Sound Quality yourself, and possibly cut into their Profits! It is conveniently profitable for them, if you pick up the apathetic baton and continue to pass the lie along! Your apathy is their greatest business gain! They make money off of you believing that your purchasing decisions have no real market value. That you have to just settle for whatever New crappy sounding Format that they want to dole out to you! I wouldn't even care, except that these Vultures are feeding off of your apathetic carcass, and pretty soon I will be next! Of course it is in my self interest, to persuade you that you do have value. It is unfortunate that you have chosen the Recording Industries version, that you don't have any real Market Value as a Human Being at all! Why you don't see how they benefit, and stuff their own pockets with more Profits, by you putting yourself down and cheapening your own Value! Imagine that, a Cow that not only marches itself to the slaughter house, but takes the gun and slaughters itself on cue! I am sure that the Masters of the slaughter house are astonished at their own good fortune, and are very pleased that they don't have to make any effort on their own part at all! Your apathy is a win, win situation for them, the cruxible is a lose, lose situation for you! My challenge to you is to dare you to stop making yourself a looser! Is that making a mountain out of a mole hill, sure, why not! I think you are worth it, I certainly know I am! If that makes me delusional, needing anger management, Don Quiote fighting windmills, call the guys with the white straight jackets. I am fighting for my own self worth, how about you? Do you really want the Recording Industry determining your own self worth? You will never get your soul back from them!

Whoa, dude! Slllooooow downnnnnnnnnnnn, I'm not sure about Kool-aid but methinks a chill-pill is in order.