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Nah, she no longer need to tie my hands cause she EMPTIED my pocket and sign the cheques! I am good as BROKE! When Howie was here with the family, I nearly ended up doing the restaurant dishes just to buy the dinner! Lucky she gave me "face" because of Howie's presence. But once a while, when the upgrade "itch & virus" attacks, no choice but to bite the lips, have a listen, gawk at the equipments and then dream about it .... and try to work out a scheme to see if I can make that "LAST" purchase statement that much more convincing than ever before! Well, I do try to look for the second tier/third tier Burmester combo but seemingly, this shop only carries the REFERENCE, so it becomes a HUGE dream. Not that impossible though as I think I have garnered "enough points" for a good bonus. BUT then, she holds the purse strings ... so ... just got to work on the "gift of the gab"! Tomorrow I am going for a second audition and I promise myself I am going for a good 2 hours session - not just that one song! Hopefully, I can come out still thinking my current Meridian is still a viable option for a good 2 years. Meanwhile, just surf and read the reviews and brochures. After all S$300k is a lot to blow off ... and there ARE a lot of combo's that fight in this pricing category! Cheers!
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Some users suggest if a stereo amp is bridged, you lose a tiny bit of refinement compared to the non-bridged version. But you do gain some headroom, dynamics, and power.
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Please don't forget the "new" Top Line pieces from Burmester, the 089 and 088. I have a friend with a an almost full Burmester system, Focal Stella speakers and Mark Levinson No 53 mono amps. I comp[ared my 089 CD/PRE?DAA to his 069 w/ outboard power supply and was not embarrassed!. The 089 was at least 89% as good (or great ) fo alot less money. I have never, ever heard anything sound as good as the "Burmester sound". It has all the joy and love of tubes and anolog, but has the strengths of solid state.
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Talk2me...sorry to hear it as well. My suggestion is to list the item in the for sale section at AA. You will have to become an AA subscriber to do so but at least you will have many more eyeballs on the listing than it being burried here in this thread. Good luck with the job situation and hope you figure out a way to keep this beautiful piece.
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Thanks for all the support, much appreciated.
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Thanks for clearing this up as not many people have the opportunity to do this comparison.
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please do!
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Sorry ... I did not do the second audition as intended. Too much things to do since then PLUS ... I was too smitten with my own system to be able to find the time. Also, knowing myself, I may not be able to resist IF the Burmester itch comes. So, I avoided it altogether. A thousand apologies! Cheers!
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