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Originally Posted by jdandy
... I can appreciate the trust you have in your dealer. I trust several very good dealers myself. None the less, their ears aren't your ears, their room isn't your room, and their system is not your system. Recommendations from a trusted source are valuable, but not as valuable as direct personal experience.
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This is excellent counsel, and would add only that especially once you are into the high-end, preference is as important as anything else.
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