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B&W 800D or 802D Cosmetic Issues
Zd, thanks. Great post! 
B&W 800D or 802D Cosmetic Issues
Can anyone explain the economics of a dealer selling high end loudspeakers. What's the dollar cost to him/her of taking back two sets of high cost components and replacing them with a third set? Is it all out the dealer's pocket or is the distribu... 
Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s
Jeff Beck formed a band with Carmine Appice. So does Beck got no taste? 
B&W 800D or 802D Cosmetic Issues
"B-stock", refurbs and show demos may be all that's available to the distributor. The dealer may or may not be aware of the situation. If it was sold to someone as a new product, then they should receive a new, first quality product.At the same ti... 
NHT 3.3 vs Mirage M3si
I once owned a pair of the NHT 3.3s and thought they were excellent, but based upon your post I would recommend the Mirages. A few random thoughts -- the NHTs are not inherently bright, but they can be pushed over the edge with the wrong electroni... 
SACD player that will read the SACD layer
Is there a reason why you haven't said which players you've had problems with? 
wattage
This 1000x wattage issue is misleading. The math works and so does the logic, but it's not how your ears and brain hear it. Clipping and the dynamic compression that it produces can be very hearable and annoying, or it can be hearable and somewhat... 
wattage
Loudspeaker specs can be a little misleading. According to your logic you might need 80 watts if the loudspeaker is a 4 ohm model. But that only pertains to sound output at 1kHz. It could take even more watts to produce equivalent levels from the ... 
Magnepan 3.7i vs Goldenear Triton one
Winefix, your question is not realistic. The best system for driving the Maggie is not the best for driving the Goldenear. The best room positioning for the Maggie is very different than for the Goldenear. You're never going to be able to do a fai... 
In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music
Would it really be that hard to start a separate thread? Those who show no respect, get no respect. I completely agree with Sabai and Swampwalker. 
It Was 40 Years Ago Today...
Should we add Homer, da Vinci, Shakespeare, Wagner, Griffiths and N.W.A. to that list of artist who have had no real impact and are of little or no importance? Who remembers the wealthiest family at the time of Homer? The influence of great art su... 
It Was 40 Years Ago Today...
I don't know whether he's the greatest rocker ever, has he had an effect at the macro level (WTF?), is "BTR" a great album or how someone with a net worth in excess of $200 million is a working class icon, but I do know one thing -- they blew up t... 
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain- Inside Story 1960
Thanks for the post. 
Beware Olive owners
Sorry for your situation, but thanks for the heads up.I suspect that in the long run this won't be an isolated issue with dedicated music servers. They're essentially customized computers which rely upon hard drives, CPU boards and I/O cards. Ther... 
Hegel Design Flaw?
Sabai, thanks for providing some additional info. I think you would have been more accurate and got better responses if you had titled the thread something along the lines of "Anyone having problems with Hegel customer service?" Hope you get your ...