Don Satz replies to me: >I don't think that slick recordings are clear at all; they have an >aural glaze and thickness that hangs in the air and damages clarity. >Actually, a dry and clinical sound likely results in the greatest clarity Thanks, Don, this is exactly the kind of thing I am talking about. Can you explain this "glaze" in terms that even an inexperienced listener like me can understand? For instance, does it have to do with echoes? Or a sustained resonance like the damper pedal on a piano? Is the sound "fuzzy"? Does it have to do with the amplification of certain frequencies? Feeling like I"m on the verge of enlightenment, here. Richard Tsuyuki Virginia, USA