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| New B W 800 Nautilus speakers My delaer said that there are two versions, the base version is $15K. The upgraded version just has a better finish and will be $18K. He said general availability will be in the April timeframe. All I know is that they are not the same physical si... | |
| JADIS DEFY 7 SPIT SPUTTER If you have to contact the local Jadis distributor for repair, be forewarned... When I purchased my Defy 7 Mk III used and I called just to get some additional info on the Defy 7, he was trying to convince me that within a few months I would have ... | |
| Avantgarde UNO Opinions I heard the DUOS on two seperate occassions. The first time I heard them, they were in a poor room but I was extremely impressed at how effortless they were. I came very close to buying them but decided to wait. I then got the itch again a few mon... | |
| Freak Me Out Should pick up Dafos. It was performed by Mickey Hart, Airto, and Purim and was recorded by Keith Johnson. It was released in many variations, the last of which was a remastered gold CD. There is also a vinyl 45 pressing floating around but I have... | |
| Is DVD a good transport? I am using the Sony DVP-S7700 as a CD transport with a Forsell D/A. The Sony does an excellent job as a transport (and a really great DVD player too). | |
| Need help on long speaker cable You can make long runs of Sumiko Ocos and as high-end speaker cable goes, its not terribly expensive. The cable is easy to snake through tight spaces as well. | |
| B&W Help... tweeter problems! B&W is actually just a few miles from me and they have been exceedingly helpful and prompt in repairs (a few days). To recone the tweeter is only around $150 but to replace a pair of tweeters is around $1200. The parts for the Silver Sigs are ... | |
| Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! The thing to keep in mind about DG recordings is that their recordings tend to utilize many microphones and a multi-track recorder to be mixed down after the session by their "Tonemeister". They tend to exaggerate most everything in the recording ... | |
| Best CDR ? The HHB is a fantastic CDR. It is a professional unit and is a little bit more money than $1K but is worth every penny. If you can stretch it a few hundred more $$$, it is far better than any of the consumer machines you will find on the market. | |
| How Cool Is My Wife! My parents have been happily married for over 30 years... my mother likes to joke that when she married my father, she told him that it was either going to be my mom or the stereo. 30 some odd years later, she has been such a trooper that she has ... |