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Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
ohand the dealership I managed had the WP, i never sold a pair....i can hear 15 k and above....but i love love love the fact that Dave Wilson drives a Ferrari.... 
Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
you also seem deafi mentioned i would seek out a pair of the ELAC this week, i already own the Atomits good but 2 dimensional, but i only have 50 hours on itThe Adante is like a cheeseburger to meso we shall see......i will give em a fair shakesom... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Carole King and James Taylor live at the Troubadour.......reliving songs of my youth with a glass of nice red.... 
Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
you seem confused between innovation, revolution and evolutionyou should go back and read what i wroteas for the Giya, of course i have heard them....for hours at a dealer mere minutes from our California home...i recall buying a SOTA table from h... 
Magnepan mmg vs .7 . Real world experience opinions requested
what do you consider low ? db and recording perhaps even the weighting glad you are happybrother in law moving in same direction as you..... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
you are welcome sunnyjimany 5 under ten $ k would be used and yes The Music Room in Colorado - a dealer here on Audiogon has a used pair of 5a for like $6k right now....model 5 would be less.there was recently a pair of fabric original cloth  Quat... 
Dealers hijacking the discussions
somebody send me an Ayre preamp and I will be happy to comment on its sonic qualities relative to my REF5se......wait...Jafant, i am a mere 19 miles form an Ayre dealer with a demo KXR.....i can borrow....IF i dont currently own any Ayre product c... 
What's your investment threshold?
no hard and fast rule.....but the math ( retail to retail ) says I am at about 15% but in general cables have higher margins, so retail might be a good guide...and my power amps, which shall remain unamed to protect my recently acquired “ fanboy “... 
Lampizator evolution
please do keep posting on your findings with the Amber II 
Dealers hijacking the discussions
......and I am still waiting on the answer as to why it matters that Dave Wilson has a Ferrari..... 
Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
you are not noble enough to acknowlege innovationstop calling me fanboymy comments relate to innovation and technical accomplishments which you immaturely derideof course i enjoy my speakersget it thru your head i am not running down any of your c... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
sunnyjimyes the well regarded and reviewer lauded Treo CT no powered sub and no EQnicer and more expensive cabinet than the 2 or 3 seriesthey also came in a version without the carbon tweeteri have the CT version on order for our Carlsbad place, y... 
Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
no sense arguing with the technically incompetent a tapered enclosure solve a different problem than an aerodynamic magnet structure..of course you are claiming that the patent office got it wrong, while citing a bunch of patents pending...might w... 
Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale?
The 5a are quite formidable much better cabinet, crossover, subs and sub amp, 11 bands of analog EQ ( an innovation unmatched to this day to my knowledge by any other designer )and they went for North of $15 K when finally phased out ( although st... 
Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera
Go listen to the DCS.....