ummm...mistral=best integrated under $5k?!
granted you have registered as a "commercial user" (and i applaud you for that small concession), but how many of us bother to check each and every user status for all of those who post in the forums? i know i don't unless something like this is brought to my attention..then again, i don't buy jack based on someone else's opinon. howevwer,the sad fact is that there ARE people who are easily swayed by what they read on-line.
your mistral flag waving hardly seems like an objective endorsement to me. if there's one thing i've learned though my own audition of various components, it's that you (usually) get what you pay for. there are bargains out there but i HIGHLY doubt a $1500 integrated is gonna stack up to many $5k pieces, much less ALL $5k pieces. not to mention that for that $5k, one could find some very good separates that would easily outperform most integrateds.
try to keep your self-serving pep rallies to a dull roar. ugh.
granted you have registered as a "commercial user" (and i applaud you for that small concession), but how many of us bother to check each and every user status for all of those who post in the forums? i know i don't unless something like this is brought to my attention..then again, i don't buy jack based on someone else's opinon. howevwer,the sad fact is that there ARE people who are easily swayed by what they read on-line.
your mistral flag waving hardly seems like an objective endorsement to me. if there's one thing i've learned though my own audition of various components, it's that you (usually) get what you pay for. there are bargains out there but i HIGHLY doubt a $1500 integrated is gonna stack up to many $5k pieces, much less ALL $5k pieces. not to mention that for that $5k, one could find some very good separates that would easily outperform most integrateds.
try to keep your self-serving pep rallies to a dull roar. ugh.