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Hahahaha, good joke. I haven't done anything worth of that award. Not even to deserve a custom title, so go figure

Since I haven't been in HC for the whole 2008 I resign to any rights I might have to propose nominees or voting for the current ones. However I want to congratulate active HC members for making this site one of the worthiest to be part of.

Listening a few tracks online at [url=http://www.myspace.com/manuelcomesana]Manuel Comesa

Laika Fatien - Misery, a tribute to Billie Holiday [2008]

Great work mate!!!! I wonder how would that sound into open cups or aluminium ones...

Congrats, I hope you love it. Now start looking for some decent NOS tubes for that output hehehehe

Are they the current production T50RP (whatever V or mk they are)?

I hope you liked it. Now listening to a terrific album which is among my favorite jazz releases in the past year. However I'm afraid critics won't think it's cute nor original Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias sings & plays Bill Evans

I should have recalled this yesterday. However maybe you find it equally enjoyable on day later. Happy birthday (again)

What a pity you sold them. Check that site I posted above if you're looking for another pair, from time to time some JR149 arise. I check the site for my friend who eventually would buy a back up pair.

So you still keep them? Smart move

A friend of mine owns a pair of JR 149. They have an annoying system to connect the wires in the bottom, having to remove the base, which makes swapping cables or speakers in the system more laborious. I've listened to them with different amps, from a 25wpc tube integrated to a beefy vintage SS Luxman. They sound good whatever you throw at them, their midrange is captivating. They lack some of the resolution and maybe airiness of more modern LS3/5 implementations, but keep that tight and right timbre-wise midbass texture of good closed speakers. Considering their age and size they're amazing speakers, but if you want them to sound aloud in a mid sized room, you need quite some power to drive them. I've been seeing units for sale from time to time at the Audiophile Candy's free ads site in the UK.

I hope the system isn't playing some tricks and it's true it's your day. Have a great one

Brad Mehldau Trio - Live (at the Village Vanguard) [2008]

No worries, if the price you paid isn't a screaming bargain it's the real thing for sure. That's the other detail helping to spot fakes, the prices are always too good to be true. Moreover it'd be a new strategy of those scammers selling the gear directly from the destination country and not from China or any other far East country. I didn't want to make you concerned, just kidding a bit. The picture showing such mint unit brought the idea into my mind, but I don't think those chinese copiers have gone this far yet.

I'm very afraid they are. I saw on Ebay one of those stores based in China selling "Audio Research-like" cases for electronics projects. The damn case was as a perfect reply of an AR as it can be, but for the AR brand prints. I guess that making the whole thing won't cost them very much and there's a lot of profit in it for them Hopefully yours is the real deal, I don't think they'd go as far as faking the serial number plate, using as good quality connectors as your pics show, and having all the bolts perfectly flat and minty. I guess you can catch the fakes on those details.

It could well be the effect of the Gilmore on the L3000. In my system the L3000 (SE stock cable) show righter bass with the Gilmore Balanced Ref (as far as I know a GS-X with boutique parts, external PS, but not dramatically different) than with the Rudi. It's easily and quickly noticeable.

Richard Strauss - Daphne (ft.Renee Fleming)

To discover it's a chinese copy? No way

^ Same here, just finished listening the DCC remaster

LOL You won't cheat the time going by. However it must be nice trying Good luck this year.

I can understand though

So you're the only one celebrating a birthday? Have a great one mate!!!!!

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