Catherine: You are so right. I've always been interested in stereo equipment. When the CD and players were being developed, I bought one and read all kinds of articles and reviews using the optacon. There was no other way for me to read them, so even though it took a while, I didn't care because at least I could get the information I wanted. Gail To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.