Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?

Tonywinsc, you B&W analogy is dead brilliant !

Wolf, what does sitting nearest a speaker mean?
I have two and I sit equidistant between them and my ears look equidistant in the mirror.

Thanks Fellas , one and all !

Many Classical Fans DO want a the sound of musicians in a space, For instance, I know what the Gewandhaus in Leipzig sounds like and thats what I want to hear.

Don,to me stereo is artificially wide on must music while mono is more realisticly deep. Does live music have a center channel?

Tosta, if so properly mixed must be rare indeed.

I did walk around with a eyepatch for several years till the VA finally gave me a glass eye, was no big deal.

Rrog, your answer makes a lot of sense to me, thanks.

Mapman, never thought of that but having had a pr of 2XO once I'm sure that's true !

VIRIDIAN, I take your point on the M78 stylus , thanks.

Going thru my stash I found a NOS N70B shure stylus with an .0006 radius vs a .0025 for the M78, would this meet your criteria?
Truth be told I don't even know what a um is,all I ever studied was history.

Viridian- I played 3 records that have been in heavy rotation(oh, that Dakota Satanton)the sound is much fuller and with more detail, must be getting all of that groove!
I did't notice any damage, just less surface noise.

That whole 91ED family must be the greatest buy of all-time in audio.First real table I ever bought was an AR XA that came with one. 45 TT's and twice as many carts later I should have just stopped there, have just as good sound and I'd be 30K richer .

Al, thanks for the class, even at age 78 I got a lot to learn LOL.

WHART !
Give the details on where to get the Julie London reissue, got to have that !