Well said and well done for those who have achieved the nivarna in the world of sound reproduction. All should learn the high spirit of SirSpeedy putting his heart and soul knowing what he wants in the first place, to derive every single bit from his speakers system. We should also learn not just the palette of sound or we call it the sound spectrum using the so called "Yin" and "Yang" and i hate to use such terms to describe what one sould hear as there is always another aspect, which to me, matter so much in the business of high end components -- the relative intensity level of energy within the spectrum of sound. It is the ability of the designer of the component to build this intensity level of energy to individual frequency within the sound spectrum that creates ultimately the "Yin" or "Yang" description that we like to use. So, this is the reason why I always believe there are a lot of real "good" sounding components out there and it is really the combinations of these components including room acoustic that give you the sound you would like to hear. Please not to get into habits in spending money unnecessarily. The reviewer is right to say that some of these yesteryear components are still that good to be around.
