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Since I seemed to have offended a couple people here, I wanted to take a minute to point out 2 things: A) I never advocated a boycott of anyone or anything. I made a personal choice. A courtesy Chirac did not extend to the petitioning members of EU, nor to the Unites States of America. B) When typing my original post, I found it funny...sort of satire. Much like www.francesucks.net, or Gunbei's post "...Plato? Socrates?...Morons." I can understand someone not getting my vague joke, but read what's written before flying off the handle and turing a mole hill into a mountain.

Right on, Mdominick and Zaikesman. We should make a distinction between French policy and beautiful French DACs like the Hermes! I was just venting my contempt for France's attempts towards become relevant in this world once again. Conversely, I'm also ashamed at how we [The US of A] throughout the past fifty years seem to have no trouble affecting the leadership of foreign countries when their politics impede our interests.

I often hear this term from French people called "French Pride". I think Hitler packed it so far in with the rest of their fudge they're still looking for it. This UN posturing is one way of them trying to reclaim it.

I've always wanted to hear the Muse, Chord and Bel Canto DAC2 in my system.

I'm happy to take you at your word Mdomnick, but rereading your first two posts on the subject fails to reveal any discernable humorous intent. As for Mr. Chirac's supposed faux pas, I guess you are under the delusion that George Bush *is* extending the courtesy of a choice to the rest of the world??...

Regardless, I'm sure the French audio companies will be missing all those purchases of French audio gear you would have normally been making in the meantime... ;^)

(...and I for one won't exactly be making up for you either... :-)

entec 1.1 or better will kill any of the aforementioned dacs. 4 power supplies, awesome chassis, awesome layout, awesome dac. just killed my belcanto 1.1. wasn't even close.

and FWIW, my wife and i will only drink wine from CA and FR for a reason....think i might buy me a german uber-auto soon.

the world is not black and white. those who treat it as such (hint hint 1600 Penn Ave) are bigger morons than Plato or Socrates.

Wow Rhyno...claming your DAC will "kill any of the aforementioned dacs..." and to say the only good wine comes from CA or France is pretty one sided. Especially when the DACs mentioned here are some of the best designed and built pieces in the audio world and wine produced in Oz is widely concidered some of the better wines made. Might I suggest you try Australia's finest when it comes to wine...a country that never gets enough press here in the States especially when they have always stood at our side in ours times of need. And lets not forget they were targeted in one of the more cowardly terrorist attacks in Bali in which 126 Aussies lost their lives.

Maybe those who live at 1600 Penn Ave do have a one sided view of the events at had, but so do our European neighbors, only their narrow view is in the other direction.