[JohnThomas]

Well the 911 and 035 equipment arrived undamaged today. I took it out of the box and will let it acclimate to room temperature till Saturday morning when the snow storm arrives. Tomorrow my speaker cables arrive back from Synergistic Research. I had bananas on both sides originally, but Burmester has a big No in the manual for not using banana plugs on their amps. So more money spent on reterminating one side of the cables with spades (hate spades). The 911 is 1 ½” wider 1” shorter and 10 lb lighter than the 501. The vent fins remind me of the impeller blades on the engines of the Airbus 320. The Burmester engravement is just as beautiful as the engravement on the MDA 1000/ MCD 1000. I’m going to need to wear some sunglasses for a while to get use to the ultra shine of the chrome. The 035 preamp is just as shiny with no Burmester engravement on top. Only weighing about 15 lbs. It has Tone controls and a bypass feature for 5.1

About 11 months ago I heard the complete Burmester Rondo system which is their entry level it was one of the nicest systems of heard in a while. I always had it in my mind that if the chance ever rose I would jump on the Burmester wagon. I never heard the 911 MK3 before; some will say that’s pretty risky. But listening to the Rondo system and all the rave reviews on the 911 I decide to jump on it. Buying a demo 40% off with a full warranty was a no brainier. I treat audio equipment like stocks buy low sell high. But it usually works out for me buy low sell lower. I will get to do some comparison with the 501’s on Saturday but Sunday the new owner picks them up.

Now a friend of mine tells me I need to get Burmesters 948 power conditioner because that’s what makes Burmester sound so good. What a crock. What I didn’t understand when reading about their conditioner is that it’s a 500 Watt amplifier. How is that different than other conditioners?