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Hi, maybe I can be of assistance with Apogees. Please pm me Dimitri

I wouldn't take general vague promises too seriously. A potential buyer that does not provide contact details, shows to me that he is not serious. In other words, money talks, bull__it walks!

Foam surrounds indeed age and perish. Rubber surrounds do last much longer. I do have two sets of vintage German & American speakers that use rubber butyl sourounds that are highly rated Nevertheless, on one set I had to replace the surrounds when it tore of the bass cone In this case I think...

I can confirm about Universal Speakers. Willie has done some good work for me a couple of times on dynamic speaker drivers.

Hi, I I use an app on my phone called simple radio. You can choose pretty much any radio station local or international. I listen mostly through a soundmatters foxL bluetooth speaker. I do have a Musical Fidelity xplora tuner for my hifi system. Unfortunately with the new placement of my hifi...

I have heard a set of Vivid G3s at a friend's house quite a few times. They have never disappointed!

Monitor Audio Hyphn. I don't know if these have arrived in South Afria yet, but they look intriguing.

A lot of great bookshelf speakers mentioned here. Unfortunately many of these would not fit on a normal bookshelf. Even if they did, they wouldn't sound as impressive. Back in the day, mid 80s, one of the most impressive mini bookshelf speakers that didn't cost an arm and a leg was the a/d/s...

I have listened in the past to a pair of Genesis 300. Those belonged to the president of the Audiophile Club of Athens. They were excellent speakers, highly resolving, dynamic and a bit analytical. They were driven by Rowland Research 8T amp. Based on my assumption that the 300s would be...

I am happy listener of planars since 1988. Planars require some adjustments to be made by potential new owners. The most important is bass. I personally like planar bass, but in many installations midbass can be compromised. Dipole bass always has to deal with some cancellations due to the rear...

Nothing new in this article. Only some very common/well known mostly American brands are mentioned. There are far more American and European brands out there... I agree that finding any of these in South Africa would be a rarity!

I did enjoy their talk shows, especially the older Friday evening show about wines. I don't recall the name of the lady presenter, she was excellent. I think that show was sponsored by Norman Goodfellows. Nevertheless, I agree with the earlier comments about playlists, but even in its last...

I am also not impressed with B&O 's idea. Basically an old design, refurbished, selling at a high price for what it is and compared to modern TTs. The small number of these, makes them also irrelevant. Perhaps they are using this as an advertising campaign to  reintroduce themselves to the...

Hi, I also got some courier quotes recently, for shipping from overseas. Aramex was the best quote,  unfortunately they did not offer insurance for the goods.

Hi "cross-over". I was bitten by the Apogee bug back in 1987 when I auditioned a pair Duettas mkII in Boston MA as a graduate student. Currently I have a pair of Duetta Signatures and a pair of Stages. Electronics are a set of Sphinx pre and power amp . Also a set of Tandberg pre and power amp...

Congratulations on your "new" speakers! I am glad that these went to a good home. As someone who has appreciated & owned Apogees for the last 20 years, I can feel for your enthusiasm and dedication!

These Infinities were near SOTA in their day/class. I would check the drivers individually  to see what state they are in. The midrange  domes are a problem. The material usually  becomes brittle and cracks over time. No direct replacements. Last time i checked,  you could get domes but...

Nice speakers, have listened to them extensively at a friend of mine overseas..

Having seen and heard a few heavyweights, I would be interested to have a listen when you guys are set up.

Hi just saw this old topic. These are Apogees, "The Grand". Only 17 pairs  were made, they are the last flagship speaker Apogee produced....