Any audio gifts for Christmas?

Sheesh Bob, you must've been an even better boy than i was this year. Between the new Accuphase amp, the VPI TT and Magnum, i think that Santa went broke buying for you. Glad to see that he still had enough pocket change to help your wife out with that table radio though... : )

Doug, i didn't know you had a Pantera. What year is it ? I almost bought an "oldy" ( think it was a '71 ) a few years ago but missed out on it. Instead, i ended up going through about a half dozen WELL massaged "muscle cars" and kept my Stingray. Probably one of my worst moves even though it does look sharp. Oh well, live and learn ( i hope.... ) Sean
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I just exchanged my Yamaha micro system ( see post above) for the Denon 'reference' personal system D-F100. (uses Mission 771 series bookshelf speakers) Of course I had to pay little more for the upgrade. I know this time I got it right. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought the Yamaha. While Yamaha is much better than vast amont of choces of boom boxes, it is no match for the Denon reference system. Now I need a good small subwoofer.....

I recieved a Marigo Ultra Series 2 power cord the day after Christmas. I ordered it for my digital source and it souds fabulous. Happy Holidays.

hi sean,

yup, the p-car is lotsa fun. my car-buying habits compare a *lot* to my stereo-buying habits - champagne taste, beer budget! :>) the pantera is the only mid-engined italian exotic i'll likely ever be able to afford. that pedestrian cleveland works, tho, when ya step on the gas. and, for the price of a toon-up on an entry-level v8 ferrari, i will have a built, 475hp cleveland installed, w/the original 300hp stocker as a back-up. :>) it's an early '72, w/all original styling cues intact, & that's how i like it.

the *regular* cars chez-sedon - three alfas - also attest to my exotic taste/plebean budget. yust *one* new m-series bmw, for example, would cost more than i paid for *all* my rides, including the '78 ducati darmah, the '88 craftsman garden tractor, & the '95 buell s2... ;~) and, still leave someting for cheapskate audio deals! :>)

i hope that plastic-fantastic wonder of yers keeps a smile on yer face - it definitely is a looker (63-67 vintage, right?) but i like the pantera cuz it still rides & handles like a modern sports-car. puts a smile on my face everytime i drive it. & the wife likes to drive it, too, yust like she enjoys the audio rig! :>)

ok, now for the required audio content: there's an in-dash tape deck & 6-cd changer in the trunk, that came w/the pantera when i bought it, & i dunno how to work it! and, no one in pantera-dom will trade me a radio blank-off plate & uncut inside door panels w/o speaker holes, for the system... ;~)

regards, doug s.

hey david99 - someone up & *gave* ya a tuna? pretty cool. i've also received a *lot* of nice vinyl gratis, from an a-phile & a-gon member - ain't the internet grand? :>)

that gft1-a is a real sleeper - it will take a big step to significantly better it, & no, an md-101 won't do the trick... the micropurl should definitely be a worthwhile improvement over the typical cheap rat-shack-type cabling - hell, it's probably more expensive than the tuna itself! :>)

doug s.