That's just it, I wasn't listening "harder;" I was actually looking at a magazine and just enjoying listening to what I think is a great Neil Young cd that is well engineered. The "sqeak" distracted me into listening further to figure out what it was as I have listened to the cd several times before and never noticed it.

But I guess this debate will rage on forever. As I said, everybody's different and we hear things differently. My wife would be perfectly satisfied listening to a boom box, and thinks I'm nuts. That's why there are so many different equipment manufacturers out there, and why some people buy Fords and others buy Chevy's, both swearing that their car is the best.

And so it goes.