The "out of phase" system provides musical information that would otherwise be lost. I like having a multi-disk CD player and will be replacing the HK with a Marantz cc4001. I enjoy having a system that has evolved slowly over the years and one that contains "home grown" components. A friend of mine calls it Frankenstein. I call it a hifi pleasure.

All of my main components are in a different room than my front speakers. I moved into a house where I could put all the components in a back room, drill a hole at the base of a built-in wooden book shelf and have my main speakers the only items in my listening room. Of course, there is the rear system. I do have to get up and down to change cds but it is a small price to pay for no concerns about isolation, vibration, etc.. What separates the sound from the components is a brick fireplace and a wooden book shelf. I read your audio philosophy and agree 100%. I am saddened that so many hard core audiophiles are so fanatic in their beliefs. They actually sneer at different views. They listen to their machines, not the music. The system is the means, not the end of musical pleasure. Your web site must take time and effort