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I recently developed empath skills (beytazoid kinda thingy) and am sure I 'sensed' Martin offer to buy me the A21s.....

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Arksun wrote:He told me how every single unit they make (ie not just a test sample or one in every 10) is placed in their anechoic chamber and fully tested at max load and measured to ensure it is within the tolerances of their reference pair before being shipped out.

That's the kind of attention to detail that you should expect at this level. The same is true of the other high end manufacturers like PMC, ATC, Harbeth and so on. All the source components are tested and logged when they come in to the factory, those components are then selected and matched with the electronics, tested as a system and logged again, and then the complete finished speaker tested thoroughly before being boxed and shipped out. And should anything fail and need replacement in the future, the manufacturer will be able to go back to the logs and know precisely the specifcations and tolerances of each componet and supply a suitable replacement. That's what professional customers expect and demand, and that's partly why products like this cost a little bit more than something that receives, at best, a one in ten batch test!

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Wonderful. This is the first time I've bought a pair of monitors at this level so its a whole new world to me :)
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Zukan wrote:I recently developed empath skills (beytazoid kinda thingy) and am sure I 'sensed' Martin offer to buy me the A21s.....

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Of course I'll buy you a pair if you really want them Zuke, but I thought you were pleased with your PMC's though :headbang:

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Martin Walker wrote:
Zukan wrote:I recently developed empath skills (beytazoid kinda thingy) and am sure I 'sensed' Martin offer to buy me the A21s.....

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Of course I'll buy you a pair if you really want them Zuke, but I thought you were pleased with your PMC's though :headbang:

Martin

And you'll need to make space Zuke mate... how about you send me your PMC's and when I receive them I'll let Martin know so he can send the A21's to take their place.

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Martin Walker wrote:
Zukan wrote:I recently developed empath skills (beytazoid kinda thingy) and am sure I 'sensed' Martin offer to buy me the A21s.....

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Of course I'll buy you a pair if you really want them Zuke, but I thought you were pleased with your PMC's though :headbang:

Martin

Indeed, but the test of life is to let go of material things and move on......

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zenguitar wrote: And you'll need to make space Zuke mate... how about you send me your PMC's and when I receive them I'll let Martin know so he can send the A21's to take their place.

Andy :beamup:

Great idea Andy. PMCs are on their way m8.
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Well have they turned up yet ? :)
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Not yet.. and I've made sure there's always been someone home just in case.

But that's OK, I know I can trust zuke. As soon as the superhero's pay for their dancing lessons, he'll wrap them in cardboard and clingfilm as always.

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I asked Martin to deliver the PMCs Andy as he said he was on his way to meet you. Strange thing though, he has removed his Skype account but opened an ebay account......and he has stopped responding to my emails.

Should I be worried?

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Zukan wrote:
Should I be worried?

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Of course you should be worried, but that's OK.. just add it to the long list of things you worry about mate.

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I'm writing this from the Bahamas on my new laptop, while sitting under a palm tree sipping a pina colada 8-)

Thanks for the loudspeakers - they fetched a good price and enabled me to retire here for the foreseeable future.

Goodbye and thanks for all the fish! :D

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