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    Re: You know, this is not ok in my books…

    Interesting video

    At the start of the review he states that then serviceability has been greatly simplified with the Dag gear vs the Krell. Then he complains about the difficulty of servicing...
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    Re: Las Vegas Grand Prix starts off as a sh*tshow...

    One of the better F1 races.
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    Re: Top brands that have no respect

    Polk. I have heard the L800's and they are killer speakers for the price.
  4. Thread: Huh?

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    Re: Huh?

    100%. just sounds like the guy likes the sound of his own voice - writing. no point whatsoever posting it. wasted 30 seconds of my time.
  5. Thread: Magico Pricing

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    Re: Magico Pricing

    US govt fiction? :rolleyes:

    or do we have to rely on China and co to continually reduce prices due to good manufacturing vs US manufacturing?
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    Mike. I 100% agree that inflation has nothing to do with Wilson, Magico and co jacking their prices up to cope with ever decreasing volumes. They put their prices up when the globe had deflation....
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    Really Mike?

    What is the inflation rate in the US last 10 years?
    US monthly inflation rate: 2012 – 2023

    The average inflation rate for the past 10 years is 2.65%. The Federal Reserve sets...
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    That is obviously how they got the agency - bought a lot of kit up front.

    They also bought a lot of kit from Naim and Focal, which I guess they didn't sell all of - hence Naim Statement amps...
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    Did not realise Boris got punted. He was hardly adding value to the brand, had high retail prices, would sell direct to customers at cheaper prices to undermine any retailers he had and carried no...
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    I beg to differ. Wilson and Magico are two examples.

    S5 was released a few years back @ 29k. new S3 is 45K. WTF

    the replacements for my Maxx3's are 145k - at 120% increase in price( a...
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    Re: Magico Pricing

    Magico are not alone in ripping off customers. Wilson do a dandy job as well, and I own Wilson speakers.
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    Re: Anyone familiar with Soulnote?

    a mate of mine has the E-2 phono stage. he luvs it. has an DS audio cartridge input as well.
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    Re: DartZeel Phono Cartridge

    The 1 million dollars Swiss Francs price has come from his web site :P Are you getting two Mike? :D

    NFS 00 | Cartridge Founders Series
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    Re: Is MQA Fading Away?

    no surprise - every audio format Bob Stuart has gone belly up. remember dvd audio.
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    Re: Esoteric Grandioso T1

    It's analog. digital rules do not apply :D
  16. Thread: This is talent!

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    Re: This is talent!

    Yea, nice story and nice singing. the real talent is the songwriter - James Blunt. He has been writing great songs for a long time now.

    If the kid can write music and songs, he will be a real...
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    Re: Suncoast Audio welcomes Constellation Audio

    Mike

    You had them before and you said they did not sell very well. What changed?
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    Re: Florida Audio Expo 2023

    Sounds like Florida might be the place to visit next year for the show. Mike, what is the weather like in sunny Florida at this time of year?
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    Re: conrad-johnson ART 88 Preamplifier

    I wish Lew Johnson was not retired as I am no fan of the new industrial design of the ART 88. plain jane almost fugly. maybe it will grow on me.


    Hopefully it sounds wonderful. ...
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    Re: Magico S3 (2023) Listening Impressions

    Did you compare the S3 mk2 and the new mk3 at the Magico factory?
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    Re: What Vinyl Do You Have On The Table?

    Lisa Marie Presley – Storm & Grace - my signed copy when I saw her live 10 years ago. excellent album produced by T Bone Burnett.

    passed away today @ age 54 - far too young. RIP Lisa Marie and...
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    Re: Tubulus Argentus XP Umbilical Cable

    I have only heard good things about the umbilical cables from RA.

    About 6 weeks ago I had Brad do an umbilical cable for my Phasemation EA-1200 phono stage. Very happy and highly recommended. ...
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    Re: Coming soon from Magico

    S3 M-Cast SRP $ 45,500 /pair

    S3 M-Coat SRP $ 52,500 /pair

    Everyone wins with these outrageous price increases except the poor sucker consumer. More than doubled in price since Mk1. So...
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    Re: Coming soon from Magico

    You have a week to get rid of your mk1's :)
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    Re: Coming soon from Magico

    not so sure about that. S series have always looked like those oval rubbish bins to me. Q & M series look good.
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