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    Wadax World Premiere at Munich Highend

    Will need to hear, but might be a perfect match with my Dartzeel CTH-8550.
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    Brinkmann Balance vs. J. Sikora Reference- Battle of the $50K Belt Drives

    https://longnow.org/seminars/02013/may/21/reviving-extinct-species/
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    Rhapsody.Audio Listening Rooms

    To each their own
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    AXPONA 2024 Ron Reporting

    Born in Brooklyn
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    AXPONA 2024 Ron Reporting

    Lou Reed is great choice for a Brooklyn based company. Whimsy
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    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    My journey began in 1975 with a D76 and SP-3a-1 driving KLH 9's while in high school. I remember 10 or so friends gathering in my cramped bedroom listening to the Grateful Dead. 43 years later, I was listening to the Grateful Dead on Xstatic EC-3 electrostatics driven by REF5SE and REF150SE. I...
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    How good is the Vendetta SCP 2a phono amp compared to the newer stuff

    bringing in for check up not T upgrade
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    How good is the Vendetta SCP 2a phono amp compared to the newer stuff

    I don't, I am bringing my Vendetta to JC this week and will confirm what is involved.
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    "Long-Term Equipment Loans: A Win-Win for Everyone" by Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound

    Thanks. It's a well established retail store with top brands and multiple employees, but they may hire labor as you point out. I posted so I could level set my expectations. My gold standard is the now defunct DB Audio in Berkeley (employees in the 80s included Garth Leerer - Musical...
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    "Long-Term Equipment Loans: A Win-Win for Everyone" by Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound

    I called a dealer last week who told me that there would be a $250 charge to set up an appointment to listen to speakers I was interested in auditioning. The fee would be applied towards the purchase. I haven't interacted with this dealer in the past. Is this a common practice?
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    NEODIO S2 CD PLAYER

    INTERESTED IN MINT CONDITION USED OR DEMO NEODIO S2 CD PLAYER WITH WARRANTY PREFERRED. UNIT IS NOW DISCONTINUED
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    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    Fair enough. I chafe at the notion (I'm not saying that this was your intent) that we are defined by our hardware. how we perceive sound, our listening rooms, the power supplying our systems, how well we've optimized the equipment within the environment , etc... significantly impact the end...
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    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    What if his system is modest? There are many incredibly good "modest" products and components that, if well curated, can create sonic magic.
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    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

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    Can a Technics SL-1200G challenge the state of the art?

    Let me know if want to sell the Breuer ;)
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