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Beatles Mono Boxes Good news more on the way
Has2be, it's a really special set. There is no other like it.Are you sure you are not interested? :-)Wendell 
Beatles Mono Boxes Good news more on the way
I'm raising the price of mine to $1000. It is really special.What makes it special? If it sells for the new asking price that will really make it special. Offers considered but, please, no lowballing. :-)Wendell 
New Beatles remasters
To my ears, compression was not intrusive on Abbey Road andLet It Be. That's the only stereo versions I have. I prefer the Beatles in mono. 
Soliloquy 5.3 drivers
Drrasta, I thought the 5.3 was their last design. It was being paired with their electronics at CES but my memory is not what it used to be. Thanks for the correction. 
New Beatles remasters
To Cam3366, these releases have been remastered. They have not been remixed which would be required to alter the stereo presentation. 
How would you compare Ayre to Parasound?
"vast majority of Vandersteen users have their speakers connected to Ayre amps. "Baloney! :-) There are tens of thousands of Vandersteen speakers out there and Ayre's entire production wouldn't equal a small percentage of that total.Ayre and Vande... 
Soliloquy 5.3 drivers
Try contacting Dennis Had at Cary Audio. They made the speaker before getting out of the speaker business. He might be able to offer guidance.Good luck,Wendell 
New Beatles remasters
I bought two of the mono boxes and the three stereo only albums (Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be). I've always preferred the original mono albums to the ping pong stereo of the early records. Unless they release on SACD I can't imagine ... 
New Beatles remasters
That's correct. He had nothing to do with this project. Good thing as he is suffering from a significant hearing loss. 
New Beatles remasters
Point of correction. George Martin had nothing to do with this project. 
New VPI Mark IV Platter
Mark,I saw that listing. I read it to mean a MK IV plinth but no armboards were available. I didn't realize it was an undrilled plinth. I assumed Harry was just getting rid of some old HW-19 stock. Thanks for the clarification. 
New VPI Mark IV Platter
"new Mark IV plinth"I haven't heard of that either and I can't find it on the VPI website. 
New VPI Mark IV Platter
The VPI HW-16 turntable? Do you mean HW-19? 
Beatles for sale? Well ...
The stereo box may not be a limited edition. The discs are also being released individually. The mono discs are only available in the box set. I have two on order and plan to buy the stereo discs one at a time. 
The best small bookshelf speaker you ever heard?
Celestion SL-700SE. Retail was about $4000 and worth every penny.