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07-08-03
I just heard the odyssey pre-amp at the sf show! everyone wh ... Mhubbard
07-09-03
How is syrah pronounced? Goatwuss
07-10-03
Like the wine variety, sear-a (soft a, accent on sear) Asa
07-10-03
Funny from the first time i saw the spelling i saw it as sar ... Tubegroover
07-10-03
While we're on the subject of wine, just in case everyone do ... Outlier
07-10-03
Tubegroover: phoenetics were never my strong suit: actually, ... Asa
07-10-03
So it's about wines, i see and now i have a completely diffe ... Tubegroover
07-10-03
North of the equator we call it shiraz.... speaking of the s ... Tonnesen
07-11-03: T_bone
Tubegroover, shiraz/syrah are the two names for the same grape. Thought to be of Persian origin, it is the most common grape in wines from the Rhone (both generic Cotes du Rhone and Northern Rhone wines such as Hermitage, St. Joseph, etc). It is also used blended with grenache in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. It is probably the most common grape grown for red wine in Australia. It is also grown in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
From what I know, "shiraz" is the name SOUTH of the equator and 'syrah' is the name used in the U.S. and France - pronounced as Asa suggests.
I have been curious - and Mick, if you're still keeping track of this post, perhaps you'd like to chime in? :^) - as to why Mick chose the non-Aussie version of the name. And is there a tube DAC called the 'Mataro' somewhere on the horizon?
Outlier, I think the original store price in Australia was around A$350-400/btl (which came to about US$220+/btl) but in the 2-3mos since release, it has risen to A$500-600/btl from what I can tell. If you can still find it at $220, now's the time. It probably won't get cheaper. FWIW, the 1996 is also a great wine [I dipped into my stash too early :-(] and is probably 40% cheaper. The relatively little-known Penfolds wine called RWT (similar red-on-gray label to Grange) is a similar wine, is probably half the price (and maybe 1/3 in a year like 1998) and in terms of bang-fer-yer--buck category, I'd expect it does really well for 1998.
All of which brings me to agree with Asa's point - 'another outlandish decadent hobby'!
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07-11-03
Hi t_bone - in terms of buying the grange, i recommend check ... Outlier
07-11-03
Hi outlier, i completely agree on the clarendon hills wines. ... T_bone
07-11-03
Thanks alot guys, you've just provided me with a few more ve ... Asa
07-11-03
I hope that nobody here thinks that i would miss a fine wine ... Twl
07-15-03
Hi there a month ago, i ordered a chardonnay for myself. i' ... Lisbon
07-15-03
Lisbon, use paypal if you can. Jazzdude
07-17-03
Has any one listened to the supratek burgundy amps. i know ... Dmailer
07-19-03
I never heard the burgundy amps but i am pretty familiar w ... Jean
07-20-03
My cortese finally arrived this weekend. i have only had a ... Bwhite
07-20-03
Bwhite - nos tube suggestions for chardonnay ? i'm getting ... Georgia2k
07-20-03
Bwhite, i'm sure the cortese won't let you down. it will ge ... Smokeyclr
07-20-03
Hi bwhite i read your post and my first reaction was a smil ... Tubegroover
07-20-03
Georgia, of all the tubes i've tried (all on your list and ... Bwhite
07-20-03
Smokeyclr, i am sure the cortese will open up over the next ... Bwhite
07-20-03
Tubegrover - very true. the syrah is a fine piece of gear a ... Bwhite
07-20-03
Need some help from the group. i bought a syrah a few months ... Petland
07-20-03
You're right, you're missing (i) regulator tube. the syrah ... Bwhite
07-20-03
Bryan, the aesthetix io is possibly the best phono stage eve ... Twl
07-20-03
Tom, you are correct. the io is a great phono. but running ... Bwhite
07-20-03
"am i the luckiest man alive" supratek is the best ... Stevem1960
07-20-03
Thanks bwhite, that is what i figured, i think the seller ju ... Petland
07-21-03
Petland, talk to tucker about the mods he did just to find o ... Jazzdude
07-21-03
Bryan, albert porter was experiencing a similar problem with ... Twl
07-21-03
Tom - absolutely not. i don't think you're butting in. we're ... Bwhite
07-21-03
Thanks jazzdude, i have an email in to john tucker Petland
07-21-03
Yes, bryan, albert runs soundlabs, so the "woofers" ... Twl
07-21-03
Hello petland. regarding the rca 5u4gb rectifier suppled. it ... Ecclectique
07-25-03
Has anyone replaced the umbilical cord ? curious is anyone ... Georgia2k
07-26-03
Ken, i have questioned the same thing. i have wondered mys ... Fiddler
07-26-03
Fiddler, the same thing you said about the h-cat was said wh ... Tbg
07-27-03
Why doesn't the first sound preamp get the same enthusiatic ... Lrsky
07-27-03
Hi larry i think the appeal of the supratek is the value, a ... Tubegroover
07-27-03
hey, larry-- the first sound is an excellent preamp, no que ... Waltersalas
07-27-03
Larry, you are quite within your rights to 'question' rathe ... Stevem1960
07-28-03
Stevem, the first sound is hand wired with separate power su ... Lrsky
07-28-03
Hi larry, from your description the first sound pre looks l ... Stevem1960
07-28-03
I have been withholding this but i think it just needs to be ... Tubegroover
07-29-03
Agree with you 110% tubegroover !! my relationship with mic ... Stevem1960
07-30-03
Supratek cortese - 10 days old it's been 10 days since i re ... Bwhite
07-30-03
Bwhite - how many hours do you have on the cortese over the ... Jazzdude
07-30-03
I will attempt to shed a little light on first sound vs. syr ... Noble110
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