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RE: living artists

Well the High End audio world is different from the art world in that industrial economics play a role. Unlike the Warhol print, the amp does not exist yet. If it did, it would be liquidated - sold at a bargain price at auction, or kept for demo purposes. So now you have the problem of commission art. Will the artist take the commission?

A friend of mine was a buddy of Mark Levinson in the mid 80s. When my friend wanted a preamp with some new ideas implemented Mr Levinson soldered it together himself in order to avoid having to charge for labor and overhead. But that was a favor for a friend. I don't know that you could get your priceline style order accepted. If so, good for you and maybe they would do me a deal on a small MA-1 too....

Are you telling me the sticker on the current MA-3 is $147K per pair? It was "only" $66K just a couple of years ago. Well, maybe more like 3-4 years.

Hopefully one of my suggestions is useful. The DIY project suggestion is serious, it won't get you a Ferrari key chain but boy will the motor purr - and it won't even cost as much as a Lincoln.

I have an engineering background so I do have an inclination to tinker and assemble apples with oranges to see how they count (measure) and taste (sound).


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