I guess year end is as good a time as any to ruminate about the state of the art. Between contemplating the goodies under the tree and making up lists of resolutions, a little reflection is not lost.

A few months ago,, a friend loaned me an LED power output meter for my amp. Now, I've always wanted a power meter (they're sexy, but that gets ahead of the story) and visions of dancing LEDs danced in my head as giddily as visions of sugarplums at Christmas. However, my private light show was not to be .