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    Are HiFi products luxury items?

    (pl. luxuries) the state of great comfort and extravagant living: he lived a life of luxury.• an inessential, desirable item that is expensive or difficult to obtain: luxuries like raspberry vinegar and state-of-the-art CD players| he considers bananas a luxury. My hi-fi is a tool, I use it at...
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    Old Altec Vs. Wharfedale, Emergency! Please Help!

    I do have the space. And yes they sound very well. Maybe they do not have the clarity of the wharfedales. It's hard to explain (not even important!) but can't have both. I can have one pair only! :wall: My own first reaction is that I may never come across another pair of the old altecs but the...
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    Old Altec Vs. Wharfedale, Emergency! Please Help!

    Hi, I have to make a choice between a pair of Wharfedale evo-40 and Altec Lansing Barcelona speakers. The wharfedales are about 3 years old and the Altecs should be more than 30 years old. But they are all in good shape. can any one help me choose? Thanks.
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    Audiolab and Country Of Origin markings ?

    Dear egg... I have a pair of wharfedale speakers that come from the same place, the IAG in China. When I took them out of the box for the first time there were very small paper stickers in the lowest place behind the speakers that said "Made in China". The glue on the sticker was so weak that...