Crystal's right! Some of us who've been doing this for a while can still remember when synthetic speech sounded about like someone reading through a kazoo. Since folks can apparently designate whatever speech engine they want to use on a file-by-file basis, I'm not sure why which synthesizer is used is particularly significant in any case. -----Original Message----- .From: "Crystal French"<raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> .Sent: 3/15/07 9:25:01 AM .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> .Subject: [bookport] In defense of Double Talk . .For my two cents, I have no problem with Eloquence, or Double Talk. . .I have lived enough years to remember only too well a time when access to .printed material was very limited. . .So, Eloquence and Double Talk sound like normal people to me. . .In fact, Perfect Paul and I have a very nice relationship, thank you very .much, and I am happy to hear that he will be continued in BP II. . .Crystal . . . .