“Perhaps this why people like horn based speakers, as they compress the least and the wave launch of compression drivers adds to the total effect, creating a sound that is alive and dynamic. The best analog recorders can achieve around 75 to 78 db dynamic range, without any noise reduction and have a sepperation just over 50 db. Anyone who has experimented with dual mono preamps, knows the advantages of the greater sound stage width etc that become apparent, with this approach and the benefits thereof, in terms of the perceived spacetial aspects. The ritualistic aspects of playing LPs, involving as well, the visual and tractile, tend focus the mind on and the matter at hand, which in turn enhances the listening experience. If it moves you, go with the flow… It is all a romance…”