On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:39:11 GMT, B&D wrote:

On 7/11/04 1:37 AM, in article mm4Ic.66433$XM6.20336@attbi_s53, "Nousaine"
wrote:

I have a friend, who was at one time as high-end as you could get (custom West
electrostatic loudspeakers and electronics plus a turntable system with a
custom $6k lead isolation stand) but was crushed when a $300 cd player "blew
away" his tt in sound quality.

Amazingly, the table, tonearm and cartridge make more difference than a
fancy isolation stand.

That's not at all amazing - more like stating the bleedin' obvious...

If he had a bad turntable, or a mediocre one, with a
average tonearm and so-so cartridge, CD and Vinyl won't make much
difference.

Why would you immediately assume that the owner of the above system
would possess a 'mediocre' vinyl replay system? That seems a
particularly unreasonable assumption. And you know what they say about
assumptions..............................

It is only with the really high end turntable with the very best records
that make a difference - and then, only with time will the differences be
felt in a greater desire to listen to music.

Excuse me? Even with a Rockport Sirius III, vinyl will still be vinyl.
That's the *real* difference.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering