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| What time do you wear? Dean,A few years ago, we had the opportunity to meet the head of IWC at a jewelers in Seattle. Because of his visit, they had brought along with them virtually every model in the line-up. We were able to closely examine the Grande Complications wa... | |
| What time do you wear? A little customer service story, if you don't mind:I sent my Aquatimer into the watch dealer Tourneau (NYC), who then sent it to IWC (Switzerland) for service. It had a few dings in the case, and one nasty scratch. They said they would completel... | |
| What time do you wear? ...from the looks perspective, i think they make some elegant watches.Ditto. Very nice looking watches. | |
| Audio Debt? OK. Let's be honest here..How many of you who have answered to this thread bought a piece of audio equipment more than $500,$1000,$2000,$3000,$5000,or $10000 and pay cash for it?Every piece of audio gear we've ever purchased ($6K was the priciest ... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K A few recommendations (very nice system, by the way):Zu Definitions. How can you turn down a 60-day trial?Tyler Woodmeres. Used or demo (call Ty) will be in your budget, and they will fill that room.Silverline Bolero. Made for the music you like, ... | |
| "Absolute best" used speaker for $8-10K With which amp?What size room?For what kind of music? | |
| The 5 Jazz Recordings You Would Take With You... Tomasz Stanko - "Suspended Night"Charles Mingus - "The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady"Anouar Brahem - "Le pas du chat noir"Todd Sickafoose - "Blood Orange"Tipographica - "Tipographica"And next time, please make it five HUNDRED. | |
| Tired of boring, polite, laid-back sound..... if you want some immedicy with power look at music fidelity they are the best itegrateds in the world except for one other brand the pathos .the pathos classic one is better than some 15.000.00 seperatesI just spit up my oatmeal. | |
| Any Tool fans out there. Hatpanley,The few songs I've heard off the new release were trademark Tool, highly engaging, and still continuing to move in the same direction that Lateralus did from the previous albums. That is, they let Danny Carey's drumming come forward just... | |
| What room color to complement Champagne speakers? Nothing goes better with champagne wishes and caviar dreams like a swath of Robin's egg. | |
| Are the Beatles the reason why modern music exists The Beatles more influential than The Rutles? I should say not! | |
| Power Cords on a $1000 budget what would you do? Sempaul,Our utility company placed surge protection outside at the meter, and they have a $50K coverage for related damage. Costs us about $6/month, and we could detect no affect on the sound of the system. Just to be safe, I still would not leave... | |
| silverline vs von schweikert That hardly seems like a fair contest. I wonder how the Sonata compares to the VR-4Sr.Apples and oranges, 9rw. The choice--for me--would come down to the type of music I prefer, the amp I want to run (the Sonata III can easily be driven with a 7W ... | |
| Naim amps?? I know of many amps that are less than 10 watts/channel that cost more than $5000.Steve Martin used to say that banjo music was the best value out there, offering more notes per minute than any other kind. By his calculation methods, $500+ per wat... | |
| What would you buy next? If your CDP has a digital out, I too would recommend adding a DAC. Audio Mirror, Scott Nixon, Audio Note, Bel Canto, and others make excellent DACs that are under $1000 (some at half that price), and you can get a good digital IC for $100. I think... |