Looks like this place is off to a pretty rocky start, but I'm willing to give them a chance and see what happens. The moderators just need to let us test the waters a bit before chopping our heads off.

I'm listening to the soundtrack from "A Charlie Brown Christmas". I'd tell ya what it's playing on, but it would be considered a commercial plug and get me deleted. (Easy, compadres, just kidding!)

The simplest way to look at the early de-postings might be:
The point of ART is to foster discussion, exchange of ideas, even lively debate about audio gear and the end to which we use it: Reproducing music. Not to discuss its own existience.

Peace on Earth, good will 'tween 'philes!

Sue

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=35359

Handel's Messiah on Westminster, c. 1959, original mono pressings, near-mint thanks to my dad's loving hands. Just found it on CD as the link shows. A highly recommended performance of the Messiah.