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The Problem with Synergistic Research
Regarding SR's trade-up policy, it is clearly a good deal for those who have the cash and who want to purchase more than one new SR product. But it puts those on a modest budget in a bind. Firstly, when SR brings out a new product to replace a cur... 
Audiogon members poor packing and shipping damage
Double boxing is the minimum you should insist on. I asked my shipper to do this when he shipped a pair of speakers to me overseas. The box arrived with one corner badly compacted. It was obviously dropped. I did a prayer. I opened the 2 boxes and... 
The Problem with Synergistic Research
Pops,You mean it's that good? 
The Problem with Synergistic Research
Photon46,You put this very succinctly in your post. 
The Problem with Synergistic Research
Onhwy61,With all due respect, I believe you have misunderstood. This thread is about getting the best possible value for your audio dollar. I feel many high end audio companies are in the process of pricing themselves out of the ballpark for audio... 
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Knghifi,With all due respect, you are now addressing your comments to Joncourage and Mapman as well.Mcondon,You stated "When is Audiogon going to kill this thread? All this bad press is going to hinder SR's ability to separate fools from their mon... 
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Facten,You state "I don't think that anything any vendor would do would satisfy Sabai". This is a very broad statement, would you not agree? It opens the door to a broad response.With all due respect, there have been many vendors that have more th... 
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Fplanner2010, Gloria, Knghifi,I feel you're being a bit unkind here. I don't think it would have cost much for SR to do this repair and the goodwill extended would have come back to them -- whereas now they have to deal with bad publicity that may... 
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Dover,With all due respect, on the contrary. The cables in my system are the cardiovascular system of the system. When the series is well chosen it brings the perfect synergy. Everything falls into place in terms of the continuity and the naturaln... 
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Sgr,Your experience parallels mine in many ways. Like you, I have found there is more than one way to skin a cat. The hyping of new cable products seems to be the rule now and this must be taken with a grain of salt, IMO, for the reasons I outline... 
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Hey Gloria,Long time no hear. I have no idea what you are talking about. Frankly, anyone who is trying to nail anyone to the wall on these forums needs to get that old blood pressure cuff on to check if things are within the normal range -- especi... 
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Facten,I have a modest one-product business. I am rather conservative. I have made 3 revisions to my product in going-on 20 years. I obviously do not believe in making revisions unless they are important. My customers are pretty happy the way thin... 
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Mcondon,I appreciate your comments since they stimulate a deeper discussion of the matter. One can find the predictable responses to my posts:1. Most companies do the same thing. If you don't like it move on to companies you like. Stop complaining... 
a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble
Mrtennis,I used to experience what you observe as "hard, shrill, aggressive and unpleasant" sound with my Marantz PM 15 (1993 model). I always thought the problem was with my components -- until I started concentrating on cables and tweaks. They w... 
The Problem with Synergistic Research
Facten,The point is to stimulate discussion on a sensitive point. When you live overseas and you want to try out a cable -- or trade up -- the shipping cost can be hundreds of dollars in one direction. Multiply this by a few transactions and you a...