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| Do Dealers think it is sinful.......... Zel0t@nsc.edu: My point exactly... MSRP stands for Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price. It certainly is not illegal to use MSRP, but to force a dealer to charge that amount and not allow them to discount is illegal. | |
| Do Dealers think it is sinful.......... John_l: Gary at Audio Gallery is THE BIGGEST jerk I have ever met. He is a complete loser with no idea of what it means to appreciate a customer that walks in the door. In this "high end" audio business, there are so few of us to begin with, that ... | |
| Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less Without any doubt I would grab a pair of Pass Labs X600 monoblocks. They are terrific and you can find them used for under $10k. The Classe Omega is also very realistic. | |
| Shopping CD players: my big adventure Dekay: You can buy them for about $18 and there are over 2,000 scheduled to be pressed during the next year. It really is worth it and as I stated before, the player does an excellent job on CD playback as well. | |
| Shopping CD players: my big adventure I do not like the ARC CD2, although I am a big ARC amp and preamp fan. I would recommend, without a doubt that you go to OADE.COM and call them and order a Sony SCD777 SACD player. The CD player side of it is quite good, but the SACD side blows aw... | |
| Has anyone auditioned the ARC LS16 pre? I have not heard the VTL, but it would be a great improvement over the DNA. The Maggies do very well with ARC equipment. | |
| Jean Gilleau-Pipe Organs? I bought it at Tower Records about a year ago. As far as overall musicality of it though, I think it is horrible to listen to the entire peice on an organ. It does go way down. If it is purely for testing purposes, you have my recommendation, but ... | |
| SACD player as CD transport? You need to call oade.com, they will give you that price, I assure you. You have to ask for it as well as asking for it at J&R. | |
| SACD player as CD transport? Although the CD section of the SCD-1 is quite good, I run it though my Levinson 360s with excellent results. It is comparable with any transport I have used in the past. As far as the SACD section goes, so far there is no possibility of using an o... | |
| Which Speaker in the 4-6K Range? You have to give a listen to the Sonus Faber Grand Pianos. They absolutely disappear and hit all of your requirements except price. They are actully less than you are looking to spend. If you are looking to buy used, you should listen to the more ... | |
| Audio Research transistor gear vs. tubes I disagree with Slowhand. While I think the 100.2 is a fine product, none of ARC's solid state products compare with their vacuum tube equipment. Very big difference in terms of air, timbre and warmth. Ask any ARC dealer, they should concur. | |
| Best Customer Service (Manufacturer) Pass Labs is terrific. Peter is one of the most considerate people I have ever dealt with. | |
| Places to buy SACDs The other thread does not answer the specific questions I am asking. I have contacted amusicdirect.com and although they have the supply, their prices are only $1-$2 off per SACD. There has to be something better to choose from. | |
| Volksamp To simplify this, Pass sold the technology to Volksamp. I agree with everyone that you should buy a used Pass Aleph. They are wonderful and hold their value. | |
| Levinson 333 opinions It were replaced by the 336 which smokes it. |