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Pieces of music that digital can't get right
I've always though two recordings sounded much better in analogue : Frank Zappa's Hot Rats and Harris's  3rd. I can't tell the difference with a lot of recordings but then again I'm just a sub-audiophile.  
Oppo Ceasing production
It's a Chinese owned. Although operating independently it's finances come from China. I think the decision has more to do with Chinese retaliation against tariffs than anything else. 
Thiel Customer Service - New ownership is terrible!!! - WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS COMPANY ?
I tried to call both American Airlines and StubHub. I was informed of a long wait time and offered a call back when my turn came, 20 to 45 minutes later. I tried 5 times with A.A. and never got a call, only once with StubHub and didn't get a call ... 
Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music?
I don't belong to any clubs but subscribe to the Spec and Absolute Sound. These pastimes are both examples of connoisseurship . In both there have been examples of the connoisseurs telling the scientific experts of a problem and being discounted. ...