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Good catch! (Sorry, ODS, but grammar policing ain't a great form of defense, since if you're not careful the table can well turn!) Has anybody exhibited "fence sitting" in this thread any better than moi (god, I hope that's right!)? Actually I think it more properly demonstrates pragmatism (in the good sense) on my part. There's good to be seen in "both sides" here, generally throughout. I hope it makes 100 pages before the end of the month...

I'd go with crimped or soldered spades if I thought the power expected to flow through the connections was great enough. Bananas for home stuff.

Damn! But the notion I expressed does have some merit.

Could also fab up wooden plates with appropriate features to screw to the backside of the panel.

Feature sets may prove to be a greater factor than subtile sonic characteristics, too.

Their fillet material preference didn't go unnoticed, which is why I noted their silence regarding panel material - I'd bet they only had one choice. MDF is far more fibrous than merely "sawdust." (Though many fine knife blades are made from steels produced with dust/glue/pressure/heat nowadays.) Don't get me wrong; I'm not championing particle board (in any configuration) over many-thin-void-free plies, in general. But for specific uses different materials have better qualities, and inherent deadness happens to be more important than structural ruggedness in certain applications.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard: I clearly recall the particle board that was generally available as a plywood "substitute" through 1970s and would never have considered it for cabinet construction myself. "Modern" MDF is quite different excepting superficiality. It would be better had the referenced design document actually mentioned consideration of anything but plywood panels.

Depending on what exactly is being communicated between the units and google, of course, and whether google maintains their end of the connection in the future, I hope that the devices don't end up getting stranded and effectively being shut down while waiting for something that no longer exists. Like I'd said earlier, take away your internet connection from the in-house network and see what happens when you try to use the device. If it can't talk to google it don't do nothin'.

Judging by the date on the document, MDF would likely not even have been available for consideration.

My Forte IIIs do dual duty music and 2.0 television. Plenty of thumps on the soundtracks and I'm surprised that I don't miss any method to boost bass (that's to say I've got no tone or "loudness" options) even at whisper levels. Best money I've ever spent on audio gear, by way far.

Can't fetch any documentation at present. All I saw mention of is bluetooth. No thanks right there...

I'm with you, brother. Done way too much electrical work for a living to do anything but chuckle at some of the stuff I see in audio.

Definitely not. Let the amplifier itself handle all the tonality!

Or at least eschew apartments.

Although the very first sample ain't too shabby either, maybe just a tad too dark.

The only time I've ever heard a capacitor was when it went snap, crackle, pop. Usually they all sound the same otherwise. Or am I missing something?

I would lay them on their back, in the box or a couple layers of cardboard wrapped up the sides/top/bottom and taped, tie a rope around it and sit at the top and pull them right up. If needed, rig a pulley at the top, use a prussic hitch between the two rope runs either side of the pulley to catch a slip, and get below to both pull and push. But I've done a lot of tree climbing and rigging. If I had to do it alone.

Of the last 4 samples either the 2nd or 4th, in that order. Those rosewood boxes are too pretty!

I think that whoever starts a thread ought to be the moderator thereof.

The only Sony products I ever thought were great were their Trinitron picture tubes. It seems their products have a short lifespan as well. How'd they get to be such a big player?

With a mono signal, does the sound emanate equally everywhere (seemingly) or is there a hole in the middle? If there's still a hole, then trying to fill it by closing down the channel separation via mixing ain't the answer.

Take it right to the extreme (1L+1R to both L and R) and see if it provides a uniform soundstage. If it does so under that condition then you'll know your mixing is doing what you want to get done as opposed to just making it sound different.

Do they use anything as a mold release agent when pressing disks, and if so, do they wash it off before applying the label? Just wondering if even a brand-new LP would benefit from a thorough cleaning. It's been decades since I've spun one and don't recall what if anything I did prior to a "first play."

Some form of documentation must exist that at least some of these ($10k) tests were performed. I recall mention of an AES get-together which had to have at least note taking done. Also, it seems there was mention of the test travelling as opposed to the participants only doing so. And be they horns, headphones, or whatever, participants assuredly had prior experience developing amplification preferences through them... Just saying.

Appears to be mixing in a little of the other input channel (each way?), closing down the spread.