This post is in response to an ongoing thread among several big names in this group.

I must say, you guys do bitch an awful lot. Anything from nit-picky grammatical corrections to claiming political and religious motives behind each others' opinions.

My amplifier doesn't have a SOUL, nor it has it been active in any political campaign. During rebuilds, I never once consulted an Billy Graham nor Trent Lott (nor Lou Rukheyser or Michael Moore for that matter).

True, it does have character... usually pleasant character. In fact, I see my amplifier a companion. On rare occasion, it is an asshole... so I have to beat it up. Afterward, like an older brother, I patch it up & send it on to play more music.

This "machine" is 42 years old (almost as old as I). It has probably even played more music than I have listened to. It was probably playing Dave Brubeck while I was still crapping my diapers.

It is an adjunct of pleasure into my life... not a symbol of how good a person I am.

Nobody cares what finesse you use in designing, building or selecting components for your equipment. SET, THD, DHT, MagnaQuest... none of this makes you a better person or an terrorist.

So quit your bickering and stick to the technical side of this group!