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In Reply to: Montreal show posted by middleground on April 15, 2007 at 06:18:18:
Having run a Tenor/Kharma system, I can attest to the synergy between those two brands. The Tenor 300s ran my Midi Exquisites pretty well, though I ultimately sold both for a presentation more to my liking. I'm glad to see Tenor apparently back in business. They made nice stuff--the 300s were absolutely gorgeous.
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It's just that now they are $75,000.00 a pair!!!! For less than the cost of the amps you could buy the entire Aurum system and retire from the audiophile game and live happily ever after.Oh, and the Aurum system was THE best sound in the show.
John Crossett____________________________
It sounds like English, but I can't understand a word you're saying.
According to a post on Audiogon add another 15k.
$90,000.00
OUCH!!!
Don't know where the Audiogon'er gets his info from - unless he's trying to jack up the price of the ones he's selling???
John Crossett____________________________
It sounds like English, but I can't understand a word you're saying.
At this price level what's 15k? Give or take .... lol
Although I found the Tenor- Kharma system the most natural life-like sound I've ever heard, its rather obscene price is a turn off and the Aurum SYSTEM is incredible and does not seem overpriced given it's standard of performance.
Holy crap! Didn't realize they had jumped up THAT much. It's a shame that many manufacturers feel that, to be taken seriously, they have to charge the moon. (Von Schweikert is starting to do the same thing.) The Aurum isn't exactly inexpensive either, but you get pretty much an entire system.
Of course I ain't loaded with $$, nor are any of my friends. But even if I won the lottery I can't imagine myself (or anyone I know) taking $75,000 amps seriously. In fact, there's a helluva lot of hifi pricing that doesn't deserve to be taken seriously IMO.
Believe me, there are potential consumers out there--and I've met more than a few--who don't know (or want to know) the phrase "good value," no matter how great the component. They equate that moniker with "compromise." These people I refer to are more swayed by the pricetag than anything else. And they DO exist. In fact, there are more of them than you'd expect.
Yup, lots of them, new millionaires/billionaires in Asia. And you'd be surprised how quickly they change equipment (their show-off toys) without batting an eyelid. They are not concerned about "value", they can afford it. Many times, perfectly good products that I can only dream off get traded-in because Mr So and So upgraded to something "better" (read more expensive).And all I can only hope for is to get some breadcrumbs when they change equipment. ;p
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