In article , Fed Up Lurker
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So Dave, because you never heard of it dosen't mean it never existed.
Arny is going to give it a try, and obviously Jim is beguiled by the
whole concept.

I am interested and do plan to do some closer examination and comparisons
sometime. But do have loads of other things on the same 'to do' list. :-)

I don't think Jim is talking to me anymore, I think he finds me too
annoying and maybe strings have been pulled?

You do seem to keep repeating your worries about "strings". But I've not
detected anything like that myself. I reply/respond to what people write
when I have a chance and when I'd like to make a comment or response. If I
don't respond it is because either I was busy/distracted/forgot or I felt
there was nothing I wanted to say.

FWIW I live a long way from London and the SE of England. I belong to the
AES but never go to any meetings. I don't know most of the people who may
well get together 'down there'. Indeed, a number of the first names you
have mentioned here (or in emails to me) are either people I've never
spoken to, or I simply don't know who they are! :-)

As I've said, I just take a hobby interest in audio these days, and that
extends to my writing about it. [1] So I guess I am simply 'out of the
loop' for any string pulling, smoozing, pals acts, or other backstage
stuff. Not encountered anything like that with the few people I know these
days, anyway. That said, I'd certainly agree that sort thing *did* go on to
my knowledge a few decades ago when I worked in the biz. So for all I know
similar things may happen nowdays. But I've not experienced it or been
aware of it whilst writing for HFN.

Slainte,

Jim

[1] FWIW I spend as much time gardening as I do on music/hifi/writing
during a lot of the year. This isn't the right group to chat about it,
although I do recommend it. Lovely mix of enjoyable activities and
appreciating the sights, scents, and sounds of a garden. One particularly
nice thing about our garden is an unexpected side-effect of my wish to try
and get 'flowers all year round'. This is that we get lots of bumble bees.
I only found out after I'd been gardening for a few years that bumble bees
don't store honey to the same extent as honey bees, so rely on being able
to find flowers for a much longer portion of the year! I also didn't know
just how many varieties of bumble bee there are until I started looking.

One bush we have I call "the kazoo bush" because at this time of year the
bees vibrating the flowers sounds like a kazoo orchestra. Also nice to
have blackbirds following me about to leap on any insects I uncover for
them.

And no, I *don't* listen to music in the garden. No 'portable music
player'. I listen to the *garden*. That's where I'm off to, now... :-)

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