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From: bmw@aesat.UUCP (Bruce Walker)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Hafler 110 kit assembly
Message-ID: <360@aesat.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 11:44:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 15 11:44:23 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Mar-85 13:16:50 EST
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Organization: AES Data Inc., Mississauga Ont., Canada
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In article <1374@utah-gr.UUCP> haas@utah-gr.UUCP (Walt Haas) writes:
>I have just completed assembly of a Hafler 110 preamp kit.
>Certainly I can find no fault with it's performance.  Cosmetically, it
>would look right at home on the bridge of a battleship - I assume nobody
>buys Hafler components for their looks!

Actually, you'd be surprised; a lot of people go for the "Darth Vader
Techno Look", I know *I* do!  I like the looks of the Hafler 110, the older
preamps are pretty "kit-looking" though.  I think my chief complaint, finish-
wise, is that they (Hafler) didn't match the surface texture (or colour even)
between the amp and preamp components that most often are purchased together.
The amp has a semi-gloss epoxy sort of finish which doesn't look quite right
near the preamp's flat satin black finish.  Oh well, they sound good to me,
which I reaffirmed last night by listening to the latest release by Level 42
at a "good" level.  Good stuff.

Bruce Walker     {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!aesat!bmw