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Bump.

Bump.

Thanks Gerry - annoyed I missed out on the bargain above. BTW, nice fireplace & floor too!

Great post! Do you remember the kit in 1981 sounding better/worse?

Please do Gerry. BTW, do you know any good plywood suppliers? Lavardin were extolling its virtues at the Cloney show!

Hi Gerry - out of interest, where did you pick the rack up?

mcq wrote:
It was good to see Jean-Christophe Crozel there with his masterpiece, the wonderful IT-15, and chat with him about his work.

I must say he came across as a thoroughly decent guy. I really enjoy my Lavardin amp ... it was good to meet the man behind it.

I wonder if Cloney made any sales or is it really a tyre kicking session in the hope of switching people on to new stuff ? I really hope they did and it was worth their (and the exhibitors) while (so they'll do it again next year). I would imagine that they'll reap the benefit into the future thoug...

Lavardin IT15 and some standmount speakers - not sure what the standmounts were.... they seemed nice, but the guy had them pumped waaaay too loud, probably to emphasize that they could do bass, but when they hit a high note they'd cut the ears off ya. These could have been much better, and might be...

I don't think it has been mentioned yet, but there are less expensive systems at the show. I thought the Cyrus all-in-one and Spendor combo sounded great. I always remember Cyrus kit having ear-piercing treble, but was pleasantly surprised with their room - a nice balanced sound I thought.