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In Reply to: Sorry, I had the opposite reaction to that ad, I thought it was "Grey Poupon" all over again posted by John Marks on May 4, 2015 at 09:14:20:
It may be, but at those prices it had better be more than just audio bling I would hope. What I did find somewhat funny is to complain about CD sound quality...haven't many been there and done that. Or, the old cd to SACD trickery.
Regards,
Jim
Jim Tavegia
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- RE: "You are getting an award! How big an ad do you want to buy?" - daleda 08:17:50 05/03/15 (0)
- Awards are meaningless - I also don't care about Chinese menu... - Eldragon 12:59:44 05/02/15 (9)
- It's all about reducing Cognitive Dissonance, nothing more . . . - Billy Wonka 20:40:48 05/02/15 (0)
- I agree. You don't win awards unless you belong to a particular club. - samtellig 13:25:18 05/02/15 (7)
- RE: I agree. You don't win awards unless you belong to a particular club. - goldenthal 13:36:49 05/10/15 (6)
- Or, Sigrid Undset's "Kristin Lavransdatter." Cheat sheet attached! - John Marks 13:55:39 05/10/15 (5)
- RE: Or, Sigrid Undset's "Kristin Lavransdatter." Cheat sheet attached! - goldenthal 16:34:30 05/10/15 (4)
- Did you know that Miles Davis fancied himself a literary critic? - John Marks 11:07:47 05/11/15 (3)
- RE: Did you know that Miles Davis fancied himself a literary critic? - goldenthal 12:11:01 05/11/15 (2)
- IIRC That is from Eric Nisenson's memoir - John Marks 12:19:14 05/11/15 (1)
- RE: IIRC That is from Eric Nisenson's memoir - jamestavegia@gmail.com 05:35:53 05/12/15 (0)
- The BIGGER the ad, the worse the product. Didn't Gordon Holt say something like that?(nt) - samtellig 07:50:52 05/02/15 (7)
- RE: The BIGGER the ad, the worse the product. Didn't Gordon Holt say something like that?(nt) - hahax@verizon.net 20:26:55 05/03/15 (3)
- RE: The BIGGER the ad, the worse the product. Didn't Gordon Holt say something like that?(nt) - John Atkinson 04:03:12 05/04/15 (2)
- RE: The BIGGER the ad, the worse the product. Didn't Gordon Holt say something like that?(nt) - c1ferrari 21:26:37 05/05/15 (0)
- RE: thanks for reprinting it [n.t.a.] - wangmr 02:06:14 05/05/15 (0)
- RE: The BIGGER the ad, the worse the product. Didn't Gordon Holt say something like that?(nt) - jamestavegia@gmail.com 14:31:17 05/02/15 (0)
- Or maybe it was. the smaller the ad the better the product.(nt) - samtellig 08:06:35 05/02/15 (1)
- RE: Or maybe it was. the smaller the ad the better the product.(nt) - Awe-d-o-file 17:10:53 05/05/15 (0)
- RE: "You are getting an award! How big an ad do you want to buy?" - jamestavegia@gmail.com 05:33:20 05/02/15 (13)
- RE: "You are getting an award! How big an ad do you want to buy?" - John Atkinson 06:15:50 05/02/15 (12)
- But awards do grease the wheels of commerce.(nt) - samtellig 13:50:09 05/02/15 (11)
- That was Salvatore's point, about the Recommended Components.(nt) - DAP 10:06:40 05/08/15 (10)
- RE: That was Salvatore's point, about the Recommended Components.(nt) - John Atkinson 08:06:31 05/10/15 (9)
- Here's the Reality (Let the Readers Decide) - Arthur Salvatore 09:34:21 05/10/15 (8)
- the odds of 60 consecutive components being "excellent" - DAP 23:05:52 05/10/15 (7)
- RE: the odds of 60 consecutive components being "excellent" - John Atkinson 13:21:56 05/11/15 (0)
- RE: the odds of 60 consecutive components being "excellent" - Arthur Salvatore 11:42:58 05/11/15 (1)
- As DAP wrote, the RCL should be considered a "loose ranking" - Beetlemania 14:29:48 05/11/15 (0)
- "The Stereophile Recommended Component List is a Total Fraud."??? - soulfood 09:05:26 05/11/15 (3)
- Just so - DAP 16:17:08 05/11/15 (2)
- Outlining... - soulfood 04:27:04 05/12/15 (1)
- Not sure what your point is, but - DAP 17:37:21 05/12/15 (0)
- myabe it was a mistake... - hifitommy 04:02:45 05/02/15 (3)
- "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings." - John Marks 10:19:19 05/02/15 (2)
- "Julius Caesar" by the Bard? (NT) - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 13:45:55 05/04/15 (0)
- if you;ll remember... - hifitommy 11:10:38 05/03/15 (0)
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- I have no idea what you're talking about - 4everyoung 21:00:59 04/30/15 (2)
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- Is "innuendo" Italian for "enema"? - John Marks 19:57:41 04/30/15 (3)
- Hark, I hear a chihuahua barking at the moon............again. - Rick W 22:11:04 05/01/15 (0)
- With all due respect, Frank's company is in freaking Germany... - Ivan303 20:58:25 04/30/15 (1)
- But Rick W said it was à propos... - John Marks 06:27:55 05/01/15 (0)
- This is the purpose of awards. Promotion. Commerce. Sell more ads. - samtellig 14:14:09 04/30/15 (21)
- Not advertising is not always the smart choice--LONG - John Marks 06:51:11 05/01/15 (17)
- RE: Not advertising is not always the smart choice--LONG - RGA 03:48:23 05/04/15 (5)
- I obviously disagree - John Marks 07:35:31 05/04/15 (4)
- RE: I obviously disagree - RGA 08:04:03 05/04/15 (3)
- RE: I obviously disagree - jamestavegia@gmail.com 08:27:25 05/04/15 (2)
- Sorry, I had the opposite reaction to that ad, I thought it was "Grey Poupon" all over again - John Marks 09:14:20 05/04/15 (1)
- RE: Sorry, I had the opposite reaction to that ad, I thought it was "Grey Poupon" all over again - jamestavegia@gmail.com 11:49:49 05/04/15 (0)
- RE: what would that same model Rolls (1959) go for today? [n.t.a.] - wangmr 05:00:22 05/03/15 (4)
- From $4000 to over $200,000; it all depends! - John Marks 10:58:35 05/08/15 (3)
- RE: From $4000 to over $200,000; it all depends! - Sanlanman 12:10:28 05/09/15 (0)
- RE: From $4000 to over $200,000; it all depends! - BubbaMike 17:56:31 05/08/15 (1)
- I agree with you! - John Marks 18:20:46 05/08/15 (0)
- RE: Not advertising is not always the smart choice--LONG - -æ- 13:47:03 05/01/15 (5)
- I tried uploading the ad but the icon is broken, let me try here. - John Marks 15:10:51 05/01/15 (4)
- RE: I tried uploading the ad but the icon is broken, let me try here. - -æ- 16:49:20 05/01/15 (3)
- No go on that. Try this, - -æ- 17:47:29 05/01/15 (2)
- HAH! I have a one-page version with 13 FFBs and cropped photo! - John Marks 10:08:57 05/02/15 (1)
- That one-pager seems to have loaded. nt - John Marks 10:21:30 05/02/15 (0)
- RE:Unfortunately - Cpk 18:59:16 04/30/15 (0)
- RE: Like Kardashians? ;) - Eldragon 14:54:04 04/30/15 (1)
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- RE: Sorry, I had the opposite reaction to that ad, I thought it was "Grey Poupon" all over again - jamestavegia@gmail.com 11:49:49 05/04/15 (0)