“Isn’t our hobby the greatest?”
GOOD AND BAD, I DEFINE THESE TERMS QUITE CLEAR…
—BOB DYLAN
As per our ritual, Karim and Dan arrived at my door in late afternoon, bearing our ritual’s customary offerings: dark beer, wine, cold pork sandwiches, fruit and chocolate tarts, good music on well-recorded CDs, and audio hardware to try out on the host’s hi-fi—on this particular Friday, hi-fi. It’s what we did: break bread while gabbing like regular folk about regular things, then bolt for the listening room for an evening of hi-fi fun.
