New system

[Harry]

Very good. I wish you much enjoyment, sir.

Thanks Dave, I will!

[springrite]

How many stamps should I put on this enormous crate Paul?

Well, let me put it this way. You will need lots of stamps for the weight of the stamps alone!

[Harry]

Well, let me put it this way. You will need lots of stamps for the weight of the stamps alone!

[71 dB]

I am building up a new system beginning with the Sentinels from Avalon

Those loudspeakers look like an old woman with a headscarf. 

[Daverz]

Odin from Nord ost

All that bling, and it still uses single-ended connections?

And what was wrong with the old stereo thread?  Too downscale?

[Jay F]

Those loudspeakers look like an old woman with a headscarf. 

Mrs. Butterworth.

[Dr. Dread]

If the speakers don't hover and shoot lasers like Martian spacecraft, then I'm not interested.

[Fëanor]

Those loudspeakers look like an old woman with a headscarf. 

... Presumably they don't sound like that.

We're all totally envious, Harry.  Please enjoy your new stuff. 

[ChamberNut]

If the speakers don't hover and shoot lasers like Martian spacecraft, then I'm not interested.

All I asked for were some frickin' sharks with laser beams on their heads!

[Bogey]

Outstanding, Harry.   

[Herman]

why do you always use stock photos for these acquisitions of yours?

[Harry]

why do you always use stock photos for these acquisitions of yours?

Why not?

[Valentino]

Looks superb, Harry. Congratulations!

I must admit that I do get the Star Wars Imperial March in my head every time I see a picture of Avalon Sentinels. I suppose I have a weird imagination.

Addendum: I'm glad to see that you use Pass Labs. I Norway they push Edge electronics with Avalon. Edge is to me an absolute no no after the G CD scandal.

[Harry]

Looks superb, Harry. Congratulations!

I must admit that I do get the Star Wars Imperial March in my head every time I see a picture of Avalon Sentinels. I suppose I have a weird imagination.

Addendum: I'm glad to see that you use Pass Labs. I Norway they push Edge electronics with Avalon. Edge is to me an absolute no no after the G CD scandal.

Thanks Valentino, The Avalon where not in stock, so I have to wait a little.
I already use the Pass X 250 , with a pre from them also.
And they drive my Avalons Ceramique in a spectacular way.

[Daverz]

Thanks Valentino, The Avalon where not in stock, so I have to wait a little.
I already use the Pass X 250 , with a pre from them also.
And they drive my Avalons Ceramique in a spectacular way.

Wow, the Sentinels are $85k.  There are more expensive speakers, though.  The MBL 101 X-Tremes are $199k.  However, the Revel Salon2s, often used as a reference by Stereophile and TAS are "only" $22k.  John Atkinson says, "With the Ultima Salon2, Revel's design team has taken the conventional concept of a moving-coil box loudspeaker to the limit of what is currently possible."  So maybe the Sentinels are beyond the limit of the possible.

The Pass Labs stuff has very good looks.

[Scarpia]

why do you always use stock photos for these acquisitions of yours?

Why not?

I have no idea.

By the way, I just picked up a pair of these for my tool shed system.  I like to listen to Couperin harpsichord music while cleaning my garden tools.  

[Fëanor]

I have no idea.

By the way, I just picked up a pair of these for my tool shed system.  I like to listen to Couperin harpsichord music while cleaning my garden tools.  

At a yard sale for 30 bucks??

[Herman]

why do you always use stock photos for these acquisitions of yours?

Why not?

I have no idea.

It looks a little like slowly cruising in an expensive dealership car.

On audio forums this happens all the time, people quote unquote buying 50k equipment on a monthly basis.

[SonicMan46]

Wow, the Sentinels are $85k.  There are more expensive speakers, though........

Dave - yes, I saw the price on those speakers yesterday while reviewing this thread - boy, Harry could have REALLY expanded his CD collection by buying a much less expensive set of speakers; but then, he might have to purchase a BIGGER house -  

[Dr. Dread]

It looks a little like slowly cruising in an expensive dealership car.

On audio forums this happens all the time, people quote unquote buying 50k equipment on a monthly basis.

Harry has fat pockets.