In Reply to: Had an SL15E myself posted by E-Stat on May 3, 2012 at 06:26:10:
The SL15E. Thanks. I remember my dealer (Stereo Emporium in Buffalo NY) demoing it with the Ortofon SUT, then switching to the Supex SUT. I went with the Supex, which I still have. I loved the cartridge, but UPS lost it when it went back for a re-tip. My non-audiophile friends said I was nuts for spending $125 on a cartridge. How times (and prices!) have changed.
The Canadian Dayton Wright dealer really should have explained to me that my HK receiver wouldn't handle the load the speakers presented. They were nice enough to give me back my deposit when I asked for it though.
I remember the name Dunlap-Clarke, but don't recall ever hearing one. Interesting about Dan D'Agostino selling them!
I still have my SAE IVDM (a pre-Ampzilla James Bongiorno design) 36 years later too. An engineer I work with gave me his wife's Infinity 7 Kappa speakers, and I've thought about rehabbing the SAE (new caps, etc.) but don't want to invest in it if it's still going to sound as harsh as I remember it.
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- Yes, that was it - 1973shovel 06:54:48 05/03/12 (5)
- A great store - Ozzie 15:34:46 05/03/12 (1)
- Yes it was - 1973shovel 18:27:54 05/03/12 (0)
- Mine was a SL15E II... - David Yost 12:10:36 05/03/12 (1)
- Mine was the II too - 1973shovel 14:24:55 05/03/12 (0)
- RE: Yes, that was it - E-Stat 07:13:34 05/03/12 (0)