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He just doesn't understand the concept of direct experience. Whenever others point out that they have owned the Citation for a period of years and have DIRECTLY COMPARED IT WITH OTHER UNITS IN THEIR SYSTEM, he always falls back to the ad copy canard.

Ironically, I purchased mine after the salesman contradicted the ad copy for the now infamous Crown ICK preamp. I was 17, in high school, and still enamoured over Julian Hirsch and McIntosh distortion clinics. Based upon the incredible specs, I had decided that I really wanted the ICK and the matching D-150 amp. Fortunately, I went to a dealer who sold both Crown and H-K. The salesguy (who later became a friend and part time boss) urgently convinced me to NOT buy the Crown preamp. I'm glad he was honest!

The first of many preamps I heard in my system that bettered the Eleven was an Audio Research SP-3a. Then a Levinson JC-2 (neither mine). I replaced mine first with a Van Alstine FET-5 later with an Audio Research SP-6 and currently an SP-9. He can't quite imagine since he is devoid of experience how anything could be better.

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