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Old 12-16-2009, 09:32 PM
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Welcome Matt...
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Old 12-17-2009, 10:06 AM
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The audio market in Riyadh is pretty much lacking compared to other large cities around the world. You would think with all the money here there would be more options. We have two stores. One carries Focal JM Labs, Definitive tech, Parasound and Arcam. The other one has Sonus Faber, Duntech, Audio Research, Wadia and Accurus?spelling?.

The store with the Focals is ran by some pretty snobby people. They basically don't want to deal with you unless you want something from the Utopia lineup. So I don't go there. The other store with Sonus Faber is ran by one man who's owned the store for over 20yrs now. He actually takes time to talk and listen to what you want. So that's where I plan on doing some business.
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Old 12-17-2009, 02:49 PM
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Matt...i have a few buddies who work in Dubai and one of them is an audiofool and he tells me that there are quite a few high end audio shops there that carry quite a wide selection. So if you ever make it there, you might want to consider checking them out. Here are some links:

Audissey
Bespoke/Custom Automation and Entertainment Solutions for Residential, Hospitality and Commercial Environments
DUBAI AUDIO CENTER INDEX
Archimedia: Home Entertainment Solutions for the Middle East, custom home theatre, home cinema, hi-fi audio systems, home automation (more HT install)

Take care
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Old 12-17-2009, 02:59 PM
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Welcome to AA,
Are you our new distributor of audiophile grade sand ?
We'll need it for our;
-sand filled audio racks
-sand filled speaker stands
-sand filled phono damping platforms

Just tell us that it'll increase our microdynamics and these guys will open their wallets wide.
Audiophile grade sand
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Old 12-17-2009, 05:59 PM
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Yes, I can become an exclusive AA supplier of "All natural wind blown silicon dioxide in both red and white colors"


Check out these pics of a sand storm that hit Riyadh last spring. It was one of the worst sand storms in the past 20yrs I guess. When I got up in the late morning around 10am (was on night shift at the time) and looked outside everything had the orange glow to it.



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Old 02-09-2020, 05:28 PM
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Greetings to a wonderful group inside a fantastic hobby!

Reader/member since 2013. Why so silent for so long? Been enjoying the music. As soon as I qualify for minimum posts, will upload 2020 pix of my Shindo rig. Description and dedicated hours from listening sessions below:

1 juillet 2013 >
7 février 2020

HiFiMAN HE-6: 2,799 hrs
Sennheiser HD650: 588 hrs
KEF Coda 9 speakers: 115 hrs

Shindo Laboratory Aurieges
Stereo Pre Amplifier: 710 hrs

Shindo Laboratory F2a Sinhonia
Monaural Amplifiers: 2,052 hrs

Sansui G-22000
Stereo Receiver: 1,877 hrs

Wyred4Sound DAC-1: 4,202 hrs
Music Hall MMF-7: 213 hrs
Sony DVP-S9000ES: 235 hrs

Headphone cable: Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7
Speaker cables: Auditorium 23
Interconnects: Wireworld digital (silver/copper); analog (occ copper)

Primary listening - speaker taps: HiFiMan HE-6 to F2a Sinhonia @ 16 ohms
Secondary listening - speaker taps: HE-6 to Sansui receiver @ 8 ohms; KEF Coda 9’s to Sansui receiver.

Notes: Legacy DAC - low esr super caps; upgraded w/new clock autumn 2019.
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Old 02-09-2020, 09:39 PM
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Silent One: Go ahead and be a full part of the AA team and join as a subscriber. You will be able to do all you want. This is a great group as you have seen since 2013 from the posts. I have developed friends and we have been in each others homes. These are amazing people. Please join. Jim
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Silent One, Welcome to AA. Don’t be silent!

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Old 02-09-2020, 11:19 PM
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Silent One... Welcome to AA!
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Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES
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Reference System: BURMESTER 911MK3 AMP(3), 088 PRE-AMP, 089 CD PLAYER, 100 PHONO PRE-AMP, 948 POWER CONDITIONER, ACCUPHASE DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, AVID ACUTUS REFERENCE SP TT, GRAHAM PHANTOM II SUPREME ARM, BENZ MICRO LP-S CART, GRANDIOSO P1X/D1X STACK, G1X RUBIDIUM MASTER CLOCK, N05 NETWORK PLAYER, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, SONUS FABER AIDA SPEAKERS, JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(2) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) WW PLATINUM CABLES

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Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES
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