Gene:

We haven't gotten any measurable amount of snow as of yet --- but we are expected to get some over this weekend.

I wanted you to elaborate on the ANALOG WARMTH issue because I have heard it mentioned a few times in the past. I never got an accurate description of what exactly it was that was WARM. No one bothered to define what the scale was, if you get my drift.

I got my first CD player in 1987, and the first CD I purchased was what? What would you think I would have picked for that one, Gene?

Acoustic bass? Let me answer that one by saying that one of my favorite bass players is a guy named TONY LEVIN (and CHRIS SQUIRE as well)

What I always assumed in the analog vs. digital debate was that in analog, there was great BLEED-THROUGH of frequencies between the various sonic ranges. I am not an audio technician, so forgive my ignorant terminology. Digital is more PRECISE in its' layout on the sonic palette, with less and less of that BLEED-THROUGH going on.

However, I have a pretty advanced all digital amp setup, and pretty much I can go wherever my immagination leads me. I can set up my system to emulate any environment.

For instance, I just got this PROFESSIONAL TENNIS game for my XBOX, it is called TOP SPIN. With the 5.1 surround, it sounds like I am at a playground, or a practice court, or the professional tennis stadium. The sonic replication is extremely precise --- it is eerie. The same was true of this game called HALO.

CD's vs. Vinyl LP's?

All the things that I miss about LP's have nothing to do with the music.

For instance --- I have a autographed copy of BOOMTOWN hanging here in my office. It is in a nice smoked chrome frame --- it is nice to look at. The CD booklet I would need a magnifying glass to see it on my wall.

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA