In Episode 9 we discuss:

— If you could listen to music with one audio reviewer/influencer who would you select, and why?

Three of us selected Michael Fremer!

— Do uber-expensive flagship components make marketing strategy sense to sell mid-range components?

We discuss the marketing hype around claimed innovations, and why dealers really are the main clients of many manufacturers.

— Vintage components:  better sound than today’s contemporary high-end dealer sound or nostalgia and false memories of greatness?

— What do the terms "sound-stage" and "imaging" and "depth" mean?