[isw]

In article ,
Peter Wieck wrote:

a) How many here actually have used a soldering iron on their own electronics
in cold blood?

Yes; many times, both as a designer and as a repairperson.

b) How many here can read and understand a schematic well enough to make
parts and quality decisions?

Ditto; tube and solid-state, linear and digital.

c) How many here believe that there is a direct (if not necessarily linear)
correlation between sound and cost?

There is a correlation, but it's sort of "bell-shaped"; after a point,
more money doesn't improve things (other than visually).

d) How many here have dedicated (single-purpose) listening rooms?

Not since I retired and moved. Used to have a pair of homebrew
Klipschorns (accurate copies thanks to the graciousness of Paul Klipsch)
with a subwoofer in a sealed box, plus a set of home-designed and -built
amplifiers and preamps.

Isaac