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| Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum) Discussion of cables, power (the electric kind), tweaks, & accessories. |
10-17-2007, 04:36 AM
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i think i paid $7 or $7.50 a piece + tax.
the dealer i bought them from swears by these blocks and sells mdf Salamander and Sanus racks, placing them under every piece of electronics. they really work well with my Salamander rack.
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Wow, a pretty significant price difference between the Cardas blocks, which, like you said, are the same thing.
Cardas single cut are $62 for 6, and the Ayre are $45 for 6 (from your previous post). How long ago did you purchase these? And it sounds like you purchased these locally...?
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10-17-2007, 04:51 AM
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Wow, a pretty significant price difference between the Cardas blocks, which, like you said, are the same thing.
Cardas single cut are $62 for 6, and the Ayre are $45 for 6 (from your previous post). How long ago did you purchase these? And it sounds like you purchased these locally...?
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yes, locally last winter, but click the link and note the dimensions. then, go to pg. 3. i think you must have bought the Large size blocks. i have the smaller size - i paid more.
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73026
btw, Exodus is one of my all time favorites.
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10-17-2007, 04:53 AM
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sorry, this link will let you view different pages.
http://www.musicdirect.com/category/...id=49&start=25
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10-17-2007, 05:09 AM
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also, it appears that the Ayre blocks only come in the small size, and are $15 for a set of 3 vs. $51 for a set of 6 Cardas. note the difference in grain patterns, the Cardas is much nicer looking. i bet the Ayre are deemed "seconds" in terms of aesthetics, and badged under this name at a discounted price for Charle Hansen, and thus, anyone who wants to buy them. mine aren't as pretty as the Cardas, but i have them placed perpendicular to the photo in your thread, with the ends of the blocks facing me, colored with a black Sharpie marker to blend in with my black shelves and black components.
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10-17-2007, 05:30 AM
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Quote:
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also, it appears that the Ayre blocks only come in the small size, and are $15 for a set of 3 vs. $51 for a set of 6 Cardas. note the difference in grain patterns, the Cardas is much nicer looking. i bet the Ayre are deemed "seconds" in terms of aesthetics, and badged under this name at a discounted price for Charle Hansen, and thus, anyone who wants to buy them. mine aren't as pretty as the Cardas, but i have them placed perpendicular to the photo in your thread, with the ends of the blocks facing me, colored with a black Sharpie marker to blend in with my black shelves and black components.
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That's where I bought my Cardas from. Paid $30 for 6 ($5/peice), the same price as the small Ayre.
I will agree, the grain patterns I have on 4 of the 6 blocks are downright beautiful. I will likely have my Mom finish these, and she's finished all our unfinished wood in the house for years now.
OT: Exodus is a solid CD. I like Legends more, because its more of a compilation of his better tracks, but that's like cheating..
I have not heard any more Bob Marley, but after one listen, I'm hooked. I plan to have most of his CD's before my birthday in April of next year. I'll peck away at it each week, with a new CD purchase. I hear Catch a Fire is his 3rd best album he has. It's my next CD for this week.
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10-17-2007, 07:49 AM
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add Kaya to your short list.
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10-17-2007, 08:11 AM
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Thanks Nick!
That's what I had expected. Doesn't make sense to have the logo covered up under the equipment right?  )
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add Kaya to your short list.
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Thanks, will do.
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10-19-2007, 03:21 AM
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add Kaya to your short list.
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seriously, if you can get Kaya blocks, please PM me!
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10-19-2007, 03:46 AM
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seriously, if you can get Kaya blocks, please PM me!
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Huh? Kaya blocks? 
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10-19-2007, 12:18 PM
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seriously, if you can get Kaya blocks, please PM me!
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smokin'
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Who's going to be the first to put "TEAM BLOCK HEAD FI" in their sig?
See ya
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10-21-2007, 10:32 AM
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I used the mytle blocks for a year or so. Then, I switched to SRA. Stunning improvement, but the cost is also significantly different.
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Now if that's not some nice myrtle blocks...
BTW, does anyone know what happened to Panda Thumb Audio? Did Gary drop the business?
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Now if that's not some nice myrtle blocks...
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If you e-mail him, I am pretty sure he will still make them for you. I read this while searching other threads for Cardas Myrtlewood, and Panda Audio came up as well. The person who posted it said to e-mail him if you wanted something. I believe his e-mail is on his home page...
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