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Anyone heard the Meadowlark Blue Herons ?
Thanks for your responses. I have an ARC VT100 Mk II tube amp, 100 wpc. Do you think this will drive them adequately ? 
Meadowlark Heron i compared to Revel F-50 or F-30?
Has anyone heard the Meadowlark Blue Heron ? There have been no updates to this thread since 4/07/02. Any news about this speaker ? I am intrigued by the design: piezoelectric tweeter, transmission line loading for mids and bass, time aligned, fir... 
3 Brit players around 2,000 retail-which wins?
I second S7horton on the Arcam. It is called the FMJ CD23T. It lists for $2199 but can be bought new at reasonable discounts (below $2K). It's a great CD player and an outstanding value. 
Need help choosing new CD player
Check out the Arcam FMJ CD23T. It's an excellent player and an outstanding value for $2199 list. 
Best CD Player under 2k ?
Well, I ended up getting a NEW Arcam FMJ CD23T after having the opportunity to audition one in my home for a few days, courtesy of my local dealer. I feel I got a good price on it, and I am quite happy with the sound in my system. Thanks to all fo... 
Tubes for Audio Research LS-16 Pre Amp
Would NOS tubes also be a good upgrade for an ARC LS-15? 
Good web sites for buying vinyl "on-line" ?
Thanks very much for all your responses. This is a great help!! 
little known musicians we should hear
Hank Cramer: You can find him via "Google". I believe his CDs can be ordered from Amazon.com 
Quad 988 / 989 reliability ??
HiFiFarm: Looks like you stirred up a hornet's nest with your first post of 9/7. Then, in the first of your 2 posts of 9/9 (3rd line) you stated that you "replaced a number of pairs at your own expense". Are you implying by this that the manufactu... 
Quad 988 / 989 reliability ??
Does anybody know why HiFiFarm is no longer a Quad dealer? 
Quad 988 / 989 reliability ??
Detlof,Thanks for your reply.What do you mean by "usual servicing"? thanks, Matt 
Best sounding CD player for 6,000.
True Sound (Nick Gowan) in Campbell, CA sells the Vecteur transport. 
Audio Research CD3
I have never seen a used CD-3 on Audiogon. That probably means people are holding on to them. Must be a reason. 
Single box CD players with NO oversampling?
Here is the 47 labs website: http://www.geocities.com/rjm003.geo/rjmaudio/diy_dac.html 
Single box CD players with NO oversampling?
There's more: looking at the web sites implies that 47 Labs Progression does NO filtering AT ALL, while Zanden does no digital filtering but DOES DO Analog filtering.