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Old 02-25-2012, 11:27 PM
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CD...ronenash makes a compelling case for the ET3. What do you think?
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Old 02-25-2012, 11:49 PM
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CD...ronenash makes a compelling case for the ET3. What do you think?
Yup; I'd be ready to go that way...but that ship may have sailed. The seller has not returned like the last of my 5 inquiries.

J/K; like I said...plenty of ships in the sea.
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Old 02-26-2012, 12:41 AM
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We're getting off-topic here, but with the forebearance of our fellow AAer's, I feel that it might be appropriate to set a number of facts straight:

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Yeah PC, it sounds familiar; except it's your take...your ears...your opinion.
First: You're forgetting that you keep asking me for my opinion. And, I might add, frequently. You've written me many, many PMs over a quite a considerable period of time asking for "my take, my opinion", on everything from speakers to amps to preamps, and to make recommendations to you. As well as to do your research for you. And I've spend a considerable time crafting thoughtful and well-considered replies to your many, many PMs. I was happy to do it to help out a fellow forum member.

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No offense meant; it's just you get on me regularly for deliberating about gear.
Second: To be accurate, I don't get on you for deliberating about gear, my consistent advice to you has been not to over-deliberate to the extent that you lose out on a great opportunity, exactly the same advice as Jim gave you.

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And <SNIP>...there's NO difference whether I pick a PV-15, ET2, or ET3; just get something with a Champagne faceplate. Well, I'm sorry...that sounds just, plain silly.
The third fact is that, as above, you're misrepresenting what I said and placing it out of context.

I did not simply suggest, "Just pick one or pick something with a champagne faceplate". What I actually said was that all of the choices you were considering were excellent preamps (and they are), and you couldn't go wrong on any of them, and this is the key point, to pick the one that you thought represented the best VALUE for you from the choices you presented.

That's completely different than just saying "Pick something with a champagne faceplate".

Fourth: Upon considered reflection of your needs, I then also wrote you another message and said that given that a Premier 17 was likely your first choice, to go with an ET3 because I had heard one and it was it was the closest-sounding preamp to the Pr17 that I had heard, and there was always have the Teflon cap upgrade path available to you in the future.

Here's the last fact: If you don't want my take, opinion, etc., nothing is stopping you from not asking for it.
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:45 AM
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:02 AM
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Don't know why anyone would buy either the ET2 or ET3 with the ET4 coming out now. In fact, based on the new Kevlar caps, seems like a no brainer to wait.
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:22 AM
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Don't know why anyone would buy either the ET2 or ET3 with the ET4 coming out now. In fact, based on the new Kevlar caps, seems like a no brainer to wait.
Is this a joke? Is there really an ET4 coming out; when?
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:30 AM
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Now see, my dad always told me, if you have to explain a joke, it aint funny. Yet I keep trying. : )
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Is this a joke? Is there really an ET4 coming out; when?
CD...not sure if you saw but there is an ET3 that was just listed in the For Sale section of AA. You might want to check it out.
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Old 02-26-2012, 10:33 AM
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Now see, my dad always told me, if you have to explain a joke, it aint funny. Yet I keep trying. : )
Let me explain comedy to you Jax; it's only funny if everyone can get the POV...lol. IDK if an ET4 is around the corner. But you're right; good stuff.
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Old 02-26-2012, 01:22 PM
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Don't know why anyone would buy either the ET2 or ET3 with the ET4 coming out now. In fact, based on the new Kevlar caps, seems like a no brainer to wait.
your new preamp would not only sound good, it really could save your life.
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