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David, Places to go in Toronto that are accessible by Subway include (that haven't already been mentioned): Audio Excellence - 83 Yorkville Toronto (416) 413-0002. This place sells the exotic stuff, and the not so exotic stuff. Anything from Monitor Audio bookshelf speakers to Wilson Audio...

Tabangi in Mississauga: Interesting people, very much like a variety store that sells highish end gear. Very willing to haggle and deal, but if you don't know your stuff, you are screwed here. I picked up a Rotel RCD-971 that lists for $950 for $700 taxes in. I picked up a Monitor Audio...

Steve, Well, my friend is enjoying his newly upgraded AVM-20. He now has THX Ultra II, DTS-ES and DPLII. And he's done at least one firmware upgrade over the net as well. Graeme

Just an observation I've made, but I noticed that it seems whether or not you "need proof" before being convinced is highly suject to your own personal stance/bias on the issue. I'll bet if you look through this thread, some those that say "I need conclusive proof that the two items are...

You must always remember that pricing of items will ALWAYS be influenced by the market that it is intended for. And this is in any and all markets and industries. Take, for example, my Nissan Maxima SE, which I bought this year. The MSRP in Canada of the SE with the options I have was $37,900...

Chu, That's much better, thanks for the links. Why didn't you include the links at the beginning, once you mentioned the Sherbourne/AT/Outlaw in the thread? You would have saved me a heck of a lot of typing. :) Larry, I'm not saying that Chu's observation on its own constitutes a witch...

Jed, John, What Jed outlined in his post (for the most part) is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Think about it for a second. Since we do know there is no reason why a car company couldn't conceivable figure out some business model where they sell direct to consumer, it isn't completely off...

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Lewis, Not sure what math you are using, but 900x2 = 1800, which is 300 bucks more than the 1500 for the Sherbourne. Not really close to double. Add to that the fact that the Sherbourne will not sell for 1500, probably closer to 1275 (15% discount). And remember, just because of your...

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Jed, In Canada, I will pay both sales taxes, regardless. Buy the Outlaw? Pay both provincial and federal tax. Buy from the dealer? Pay the same. What if I lived in a state without any sales taxes. I still have to pay for the shipping. When I take something back to my dealer (which I have...

One more thing, add 25 bucks to the Outlaw for a total of $924, since you do need to pay shipping. And also take into consideration that no dealer will sell anything at list, if they enjoy being in business. The Outlaw price is non-negotiable. Graeme

Chu, You cannot compare the Outlaw 1:1 to the AT since they are distributed through different channels. With the Outlaw, you are paying less, yes. But you are also taking on part of the risk for shipping and/or returning the item, be it for repairs or other reasons. For example, buying the...

Chu, I understand what you're trying to say. I'll have to say that I can't really argue with what you are saying, because I have not participated in any true DBT or similar type tests with gear. I will say that I agree that often too much stock is placed upon what other people say when people...

Well Chu, here's my question then to you. Do you believe that all gear sounds the same? Or do you believe that all gear does not sound the same? I'm curious what you believe. Upon reading your list of other reasons to buy different gear (which I've been waiting for someone to finally post), I...

Robert, You know what, I must apologize. You are correct. After re-reading your posts, I noticed that at no point did you indicate any opinion on what happened between Nousaine and Zipser. Just that the exchange did indeed happen. I guess I was reading too much into it, since your opinion...

Robert, Please show me where an assumption was made. I asked whether or not you believed something. I did NOT say that you did. I asked, to verify if my impression of what you were saying was correct. I'll thank you to read what I actually say before biting my head off. :) However...

So Robert, in your estimation we should buy the cheapest equipment we can find, that has the minimum power we require, and all the features we need? Any money spent on gear above this minimum level is pure waste? Honestly, just asking if that is what you believe. Not going to make a judgement...

Robert, Yeah, I wondered about "backlash" when I saw this news thread. It's currently making more noise in Canada than in the US mainly because of the part about "Canadian Dealers being affected the most". Thing is, if I were an American in a border town, I can't see why I wouldn't do quite...

Robert, Regarding the legality of "not honoring a warranty" based upon where it was purchased, not sure about that. Recently in the news, Daimler-Chrysler has announced they will be following Honda's lead in that area. Cars originally sold in Canada will not have their warranties honored in...

FYI, the price of the Anthem can be had for significantly less than in the US. My friend picked up the AVM-20 for $3350 CAD plus tax. That comes to $2182 USD plus tax (using the current exchange rate). Of course, those from the US can get back the taxes (one at the border, the other via the...

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Depending on the wire design, higher gauges can throw Solid State Amps into fits. Ultra low gauge ultra high capacitance cables, such as Goertz 7 Gauge MI-3, can cause some amps to oscillate, which can actually damage your amp. But the number of modern amps with this problem, according to...

I've posted this elsewhere, but I'll post it here too. Let me give some 'real world' experience to respond to this question. A friend of mine has a Conrad Johnson Premier 16LS for 2-channel music, and the Anthem AVM-20 for HT. He has an Audio Note (I believe that's the name) DAC and a Conrad...