in my editorial in Issue 246 (The Law of Acceleration Returns) I suggested that the goal of assembling the mose realistic-sounding audio system is best realized by investigating in products that are demonstrably more transparent and resolving. All too often, audiophiles swap components only to trade one set of colorations for a different, perhaps initially appealing, set of colorations.  Years of such “ungrades” don’t bring you closer to musical realism in the long run. It’s better to spend your money on components or accessories that improve the sound without any sonic tradeoffes.

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