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Re: WTB: S-Video Cables

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From: Pat
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:11
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jkau@vulture.cnd.gatech.edu (Jason Kau) wrote in
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>Pat <pk@spamgohere.resnet.gatech.edu> wrote:
>>>Paying these prices for cables is pretty silly in my opinion but
>>>many people believe they can perceive a difference (but inevitably
>>>fail double-blind tests).  If you're going to buy a pair of $24,000
>>>speakers (I listened to a pair this past weekend), you'd probably have
>>>no qualms laying out at least a couple thounsand for your
>>>interconnects and speaker cable.
>>
>> what speakers did you listen to?
>
>http://www.avalonacoustics.com/eidolon.htm
>
>I have also listened to several $70,000 speakers in the past (JMLab
>Utopias, Infinity Reference Standard, Wilson WAMM).
>
>I saw (but didn't listen to) these $20,000 speakers this past weekend:
>
>http://www.meadowlarkaudio.com/Nightingale.htm
>
>They're so heavy I couldn't even move them (though I didn't try that
>hard).  
>

didn't even know they sold those anywhere near here. where was this?

you know, i'm trying to get a mental picture of how thrilled the sales guy 
mustve been when he sees you trying to move a x-hundred pound speaker :)
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From: pk@spamgohere.resnet.gatech.edu (Pat)
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Subject: Re: WTB: S-Video Cables
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