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Attention Minneapolis Audiophiles

I am in the process of a 30-day in home audition of a deHavilland mercury 2 tubed linestage, which is a new product showing amazing promise. Here's a link to the item.

http://www.dehavillandhifi.com/MERCURY_PRE.htm

Problem is I dont have another preamp (preferrable a tubed linestage) to compare it to. Making matters worse, I dont even have speakers at the moment - having just sold me Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage's (though i am expecting a set of Verity Audio Parsifal Encores next week).

If you are game, I would love to meet up for a little preamp head-to-head. I'd be happy to go to your place with the Merc 2 for a run, if anyone is interested.....
artg
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jadem6
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I have heard Jafox (Plymouth, Molly (Deephaven) and the guy I know you know who is not on Audiogon. I also have a Deephaven friend who has a nice system, but he is controlled (not like me) in his audioholic symptoms but does not use Audiogon. I guess he went to treatment. I would think it fun to have a western suburb meeting. I am introducing Molly and the guy you know next week, let me ask Molly if he would host our first meeting, he has an all MBL system which is very nice.

I'll email you next week. If other A'goners are local write too.
chrissain
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hi, all mpls guys, its nice to hear from audio people who live close, its a small ,small world, i have known the unmentioned man in deephaven with the mbl system for years, and consider him a freind. i think he is ditching his mbl pre amp for a atmaspere pre amp, a move in the right direction if you ask me. happy listening, chrissain
rleff
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Wow what a chance to hang out with Ralph,hear his products and maybe sip some fine single malt scotch;Artg I would jump on that offer from Atmasphere in a second if I were you.
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