ABSTRACT
In the audio industry we are used to the idea of the new replacing the old. A new technique or piece of equipment is developed and gradually we all, or nearly all, move over to using it. We do this because the new always has an advantage over the old and – of course – provides within its universal set of capabilities a complete subset of what the old equipment could do, leaving out nothing at all. Well, we might wish that were the case because always when a new audio technique or piece of kit comes along, and we adopt it with enthusiasm, we find ourselves occasionally pining for the old days and those few things we cannot now achieve. Although the glossy advertisements in magazines portray a state of continual change for the better, as they would and as it mostly is, the true seeker for perfection will select whatever technique is appropriate for the job, whether it was invented yesterday, or twenty years ago.
