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I need to state first that I am using w2000 SP5. This is a clean install, with no male ware. I understand that the OS is not supported. But, my other computer has a defective motherboard and unable to replace it now.
I am using the last version of Firefox that was available for w2000, ( ver 11.0 )
I have modified Firefox NOT to UPDATE plugins. (Because new plugins don't; work in W2000.Firefox 11.0)
I have installed the last version of Flash that works in W2000 also. ( fp_10.1.102.64_and_9.0.289.0_archive )
All works as normal. No crashes. No issues.
Except, that the install magically disappears as a plugin from Firefox.
It disappears 3 or 4 times a day. Usually after I open Firefox a few hours later.
But, it is still in installed Programs list on computer.
I have been re-installing it every time, which is VERY annoying.
I have disabled Flash from automatic updates also.
There must be something that is checking to install a new version, and deleting my current install.
But, I can't find it.
I have tried many versions of flash, and all do the same thing.
So, I believe the problem is in Firefox.
I am posting my problem at Adobe also.
Please help me. TIA
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Firefox should find the Flash plugin via that registry key.
Try to create a plugins folder in the current Firefox profile folder and copy the NPSWF32.DLL file and the flashplayer.xpt file to that plugin folder.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
Did you try to disable blocklisting and remove the existing blocklist.xml files in the Firefox application folder and the current Firefox profile folder?
The problem is that those old Flash plugins have been blocklisted https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p
You may be able to get around it by turning off the blocklist update: Turn off extension blocklist updating
Thanks for your reply.
I have already set blocklist to FALSE.
Problem still exisits
Be aware that Flash 10.1.82 is really old and that the latest 10.1 version is 10.1.102.64.
See (Released 11/04/2010) Flash Player 10.1.102.64 and 9.0.289.0 (126 MB)
Flash Player 10.1 Release Notes:
Do you have any hotfix extensions installed?
How did you disable the blocklist?
Adobe may have resolved my problem ... .... I will post back tomorrow if all is Ok today.
Read more here ...
Yes, I know I am not using the last available flash for w2000. I was testing to see if all flash releases disappear. ( and they do )
I will re-install the the 10.1.102.64 release later... It's nice to have it working OK .. I don't want to mess with it.
Edit - problem still exists
It just disappeared again.
Firefox no longer has Flash as a Plugin ( in the list ) However, the contents of the C:\WINNT\system32\Macromed\Flash Folder - Ok.
Contents are still present.
It's been almost 3 days since this happened thou. Not 4 times a day as before.
This is very strange.
Not caused by a re-boot. I just closed FF to play a game. Then, re-Opened the browser. Flash gone ....
Do you still have the registry keys that Firefox uses to scan for the Flash plugin?
You can also create a plugins folder in the Firefox Profile Folder and copy the Flash plugin to that folder.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
Flash still working this morning from last nights re-install ...
I have created a public photo album for help finding the problem. Current content reveals Mozilla has no registry entry in Software as described in the reference link ( per Mr cor-el ) And, listed contents in the system32 directory
Let me know what else you want to see ... I will upload
[Edit] Added screenshots of 'Troubleshooting Information' [Edit] Added screenshot of Disabled Blocklist
It just "disappeared" again in the middle of browsing.
No warnings, no messages, just gone.
1 System32 still has files.
2 Tools: Add-ons: Plugins: -- Missing.
3 Help : Troubleshooter - Enabled Plugins: Not Listed.
Is there a way to "Hard Code" the "swf" extension to the System32 folder?
I'm waiting this time for someone to help BEFORE I GO INSANE.


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We just got back from taking the girls to Washington, DC. On the way there, we saw the signs pointing to Antietam, but instead went to Manassas.
Second Manassas is the only Civil War battle that I know for certain one of my ancestors fought. I wanted to go and stand there and see the land that he fought and bled on.
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He was a Captain. His unit was the last of the Confederate line on the eastern end. Battle records show his unit's movements during the course of the entire day. Sometime during that day, he lost his eye.
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The ranger showed me on a map exactly where his unit had fought.
So I went and I stood upon and saw exactly the land on which my great-grandfather fought and bled. Hope he saw me too.- tai mai shuJune 28, 2009 at 1:03 PM
I love Civil War pictures. It was such an amazing time.
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I noticed the same thing.
I guess rank has its privileges....
In a quirk of fate, these two gentlemen would end up running against each other for President a couple of years later... - SmartGirl 1953June 29, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Great photo - and my favorite historical topic, other than the Bolshevik Revolution.
It's interesting to note stiff and sort of unnatural the subjects appear, but that's probably because they had to remain motionless for a period of time to make the exposure.


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I noticed something interesting as I began playing over the last 2 days. Colonists head to the storeroom, and get water from one of the three barrels there at game start. As time goes on the amount in the barrels is listed as getting lower. After some time the barrels actually display a negative volume that keeps decreasing. Colonists are able to drink water from these magical barrels and there is no apparent end.
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23rd September 2002, 07:56 AM | #11 |
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AD825 is not available in other than surface mounts. This may influence your decision as you might need a converter.
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27th September 2002, 08:33 PM | #12 |
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Re: AD825
I've used these a lot, in all manner of applications.
They do sound unusually good for an op-amp, and at least one of the reasons for this is the unusually high open-loop bandwidth, something almost unique in voltage feedback op-amps. The only VF device I currently prefer over the AD825 is the AD8610. A. |
27th September 2002, 08:42 PM | #13 |
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unusually high open-loop bandwidth?
Do you mean the unusally low open loop gain? There are many higher bandwidth op amps.
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I would not Recomend the AD-825 be used ahead of the BUF-634. Both the AD-825 & the BUF-634 have High DC offset and this offset is in the same Direction resulting in an overall High DC offset of about 20Mv used in Typical Closed Loop gains of 20 dB. On the Otherhand the OPA-627 & the AD-8610 Result in an Overall DC offset of Less than 1Mv. The Bandwidth of the AD-825 is also Large and Evean with the BUF-634 operated in it's wideband mode will require a large Phase lead Cap around the Opamp of about 30 pF for stability. Moreover Sonicaly the AD-825 & BUF 634 do not blend well together. I would sugest the AD-8610 as this Opamp IMHO sounds Better than the OPA-627. The AD-8610 has the Smoothness of the OPA-627 but without the Distent Midrange of the OPA-627. Both the OPA-627 & the AD-8610 Sonicaly blend well with the BUF-634.
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You might also check out the AD797. Impressive specs.
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This is unusual, unless I've missed some devices - it's never part of a parametric search, making it time consuming to investigate. IMHO wide open loop bandwidth, flat over the range of frequencies being amplified, is important for audio and almost all op-amps fail in this regard. The conventional OL BW of 99% of VF opamps tends to introduce frequency depedant, non-linear phase responses in the amplifier as a whole, due to input stage transconductance non-linearities, worse with BJT inputs, so the AD797 mentioned above is not good in this regard, depite the impressive looking data sheet. As always though, there's much more to it than this. A. |
29th September 2002, 09:22 AM | #17 |
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Yes this is one nice quality of the ad-825 that 10KHz. rolloff. Some other Opamps used for Video applications whitch is also the case for the AD-825 also have high Rolloff points and Low open loop gains, However most use BJT as input transistors and then input Bias curent becomes an issue with reasonable source resistences. I would like to sugest the use of an opamp Buffer Combo as an alternative to get constant amount of overall feedback over as wide of a range as you want See walt jungs Multiloop feedback Idea http://www.elecdesign.com/1998/dec0198/tt/1201tt.shtml
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>the AD797 mentioned above is not good in this regard, depite the impressive looking data sheet.< My view is that the quirks of the AD797 have more to do with how the current-mirror is handled and comparatively less to do with the input stage treatment. Topology-wise, the interesting aspect of the AD797 is the bootstrapping of the current-mirror. What this kind of topology typically accomplishes is a substantial but conditional increase in open-loop gain. Compared to what you would get without the bootstrapping, the OL gain at low frequencies keeps on increasing and increasing, but the roll-off slope in the upper frequencies largely does not change. Ergo, when you set a given closed-loop gain, you get a huge increase in the amount of loop feedback at the frequencies where the OL gain is available and a corresponding decreasing in distortion - but the benefits are definitely frequency-dependent. So in the end, I would largely agree with your final assessment. regards, jonathan carr
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thanks evey one for your help i tried the AD 627 AN could not find the opa 627 works great has any one tried this opamp thanks again
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Category: Preamps
Title: May be the best pre-amp ever
"Your Parasound amp is fixed," said Charlie in his usual calm voice.
"Oh great, what was the problem?" I asked
"Nothing," He said.
"Nothing?" I asked
"It was just its heat sink that had come off, so I attached it back and it stopped heating up. It won't shut off by itself now," Charlie replied.
"I see, thank you," I said, looking at him with a praising smile. Even though I am technically handy, I had not been able to figure out why my amp was shutting itself off.
This was not the first time Charlie had come to my and my audio friends' rescue. He worked in a nearby audio store in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. He had been a full-time electrical engineer at Motorola and worked part-time at the store which sold hi-fi audio and home theatre equipment. He had a full-scale workshop at the back of the store and was often busy with repair orders from all kinds of customers. Charlie had a reputation of being extremely skillful and was known to always fix your faulty audio components. He knew all the parts, where to get them from, and what price and how to find compatibles if the original was not available. He did not talk much and appeared to be a man of few words. With all white hair but manly looks, he reminds me of Bob Knight, the basketball coach, but in total contrast when it comes to personality -- Charlie is extremely soft spoken and polite. He also does not brag. We did have few chats on audio. He had been to my home for listening to my system along with another friend (in fact twice, once with the Divas, and once with the Centaur-Fullrange, which is still my main system). During these visits, I noticed he had good ears and he was a smart audiophile. But again, he spoke only when he needed to. He was totally impressed with the sound of my system though and he expressed it objectively with right observations. I knew he was a serious listener. This is what I knew of Charlie.
"Ok, Charlie, I gotta go now, thanks for a nice job, I will first go to the front to pay the service charges, see ya,' I said.
"Did you see this pre-amp?" Charlie said pointing to a simple looking black case.
"No," I said.
"This belongs to Chris, our main salesperson, I made it and now I am replacing an LED in it. It sounds good" Charlie said.
"I see, good, see ya" I replied and waved at Charlie to say goodbye.
About a month later, I had to go to the store to get something from Chris. Chris is the guy who also made the wooden panels for my Centaur-Diva and Centaur-Fullrange. And as you have seen from the pictures, what a nice job he has done. He is also an audiophile and has passion for it. Chris was going to come to my home to install a mount for a projector that I bought from the store,"
"So I will see you on Saturday, Chris," I said.
"Yes, see you then. By the way, I want to listen to your system again and I have free time on Saturday."
"Sure, we will have a listening session after you install the mount," I said.
"ok," Chris said.
"Hey, what is that?" I pointed to a black box.
"Oh, it is a pre-amp that Charlie made for me. It's been here since Charlie placed an LED in it." Chris replied.
"Oh yeah, I remember last time I was here, Charlie mentioned," I remembered.
"Ok, Chris, see you. And bring that pre-amp with you, will ya?" I said.
"okay, bye," Chris chirped.
Chris came on Saturday and installed the mount. After that we had some coffee and then sat down for listening. The system was Centaur-Fullrange, driven by 4 Tube Research Labs GT-400 monoblocks, Lamm L2 Reference pre-amp, and Meridian 808 Reference CD player.
Chris was totally lost in sound, song after song, shaking his head in disbelief.
"If our customers listen to this, we will be out of business as no one will like the equipment that we have," Chris said, "It is just amazing, and I have no words to explain how good it is"
"Thank you," I replied.
We continued to listen for about 2 hours and I totally forgot that he had also brought his pre-amp.
"If you do not mind, can we try my pre-amp?" Chris asked.
"Oh, yes, sure," I said apologetically.
Chris had been nice and I wanted to be nice too, otherwise I had no interest in listening to his home-made toy. But being an audiophile, I have always been open minded and curious. And in fact, I was the one who asked him to bring the pre-amp.
We disconnected the Lamm and inserted Charlie's pre-amp. We listened to it for about 15 minute, during which time my mind was somewhere else. We changed some CDs and played a couple of my favorite tracks. I was paying attention now.
"Hey, this sounds good," I could not help stop my surprise.
"Hahahaha, yeah, I am thinking the same," Chris said.
My curiosity increased. We switched back and forth between Charlie's pre-amp and the Lamm, and every time I found myself moving in my chair restlessly, scratching my head and looking at Chris.
The Lamm was easily the best pre-amp that I had listened to. I had recently installed new tubes (purchased from Lamm Inc.) and it sounded even better than when I had bought it a few month ago. The Lamm L2 was an upgrade over the Audio Valve Ecklipse, which was an upgrade over the Conrad Johnson 17LS (which disappointed me), which was an upgrade over the Conrad Johnson PF-2 (one of my favorites), which was an upgrade over a Counterpoint, Parasound, and so on and so forth. The Lamm L2 gave a huge improvement over the Audio Valve. It gave the impression that all of my CDs had come back from a dry cleaning shop after a complete cleaning. The vocals were so touching that I had tears in my eyes at times. Apart from vocals, the Lamm also excelled in other aspects. I had no complaint. The only reservation one could come up with was its bass, which I found to be a very marginally lighter. I had a detailed talk with 'Richard', a forum member, who also owned the Lamm L2. According to Richard, the Lamm bass was true and authentic, in contrast to other pre-amps that inflated bass artificially. I had to concur with this. Later, I read its review in Stereophile (which I normally do not) and it said the same thing. Overall, I loved the Lamm L2; no wonder that many people consider it to be state-of-the-art. Despite its hefty price tag, I was going to keep it and was not looking for any upgrade.
So a home-made amateur toy giving the Lamm L2 a good run for money? Gimmie a break, I thought to myself. It is just that we are reaching the listening fatigue now or something else.
May be it is just psychological that Charlie's pre-amp was appearing to be better, I told myself.
"Ok, Chris, can you leave it with me for a few days please?" I asked.
"Sure, I am setting up my home theatre now, so do not need it for now," Chris said.
"Nay," I thought to myself. Charlie's pre-amp could not be better, I told myself.
For the next two weeks I was making very serious comparisons between the two pre-amps. Every time, my conclusion was Charle's pre-amp sounded better. Better how? Well, the first observation was improved transparency, then the dynamics. Finally, the bass, which is what had been something that could be discussed and debated about the Lamm, depending upon who you talk to and of course your own taste and expectations. With Charlie' pre-amp, the bass was more weighty but not too much. The tonal balance of Charlie's pre-amp was just perfect.
Every time I made a comparison, my ears decided I preferred Charlie's pre-amp but my mind did not accept it. It was like a boxing match in which the referee was hesitating to give the nod to the challenger who was knocking down the favorite champion. I was thinking may be the comparison was unfair to the Lamm. So I decided to try out all the permutations of cables, tubes, interconnects, power chords. The harder I tried to give the edge to the Lamm, more clear winner became the little Charlie. Two weeks later, I thought it was time to return the pre-amp. So I cleaned up my audio rack of all the extra cables and placed the Lamm in its original and permanent position. After listening to the Lamm for 2 days, I was depressed. Now both my ears and my mind were shouting "we need Charlie back"
I called Chris and asked him if I could keep the pre-amp a little longer. He said I could keep it as long as I wanted, until he wad done with his home theatre setup.
During the next month, I invited several friends and made comparisons. Most people could identify the difference easily, not that the Lamm was doing anything wrong. In fact, the sound was still outstanding with the Lamm. But the little Charlie would remove every bit of veil from the sound, and add more dynamics and details. It was as if it was removing everything between you and the sound. The Lamm was doing one thing better though. The vocals were sweeter with the Lamm. Clearly, it was the FET color of the Lamm, which was doing the trick. Vocals are extremely important to me, perhaps more than anything else in music. Yet, the little Charlie was not doing anything wrong with the vocals. It was not as sweet but it was more clear, meaning it was revealing what was on recorded. Besides, it was doing everything else better than the Lamm, and hence was winner.
I called up Sal, a buddy of mine who owns the Divas and drives them with Sim Moon Audio gear, including their top of the line pre-amp.
"Hmmm, I trust your opinion," Sal said after I told him the whole story.
"But, I do not believe in these homemade gimmicks, as they have no quality control," he remarked.
"Well, let's compare it with yours," was my answer.
On the following Sunday I went to his house, taking Charlie's pre-amp with me. It weighed about 15 pounds or so, with a detachable power chord, so wasn't a problem to carry. We warmed up his system and listened for about 30 minutes.
"Now, you will hear the magic," I said with a cheeky smile.
"Well, I am not sure about the magic," Sal laughed.
We replaced the Sim Moon with Charlie pre-amp and turned on the system and started the same CD. I did not say any word. Nor did Sal. We were both silent, dead silent. After 10 minutes, Sal stood up and said "Yeah, it is better".
"What the hell is inside it? Tubes" He asked.
"I know it has no tubes but to be honest I have no idea what is inside it," I said.
We listened more and now it was my turn to laugh as there was no contest in soundstaging, imaging, bass, dynamics, details, and transparency. The Sim Moon sounded dull. Charlie sounded live.
"Yes, but it is marginally better, which is not a big deal, Sal said.
"Marginally better? Everything in high end is marginally better, depending upon how you define your margin," I said.
"Look, can you see the image of the singer in this recording", I asked.
"Yes, it is right there," Sal said.
"Ok, now let's put the Sim Moon Audio back," I said.
We changed the pre-amps and played the same track.
"Now, where is the singer," I asked.
"I cannot tell now, hahahahah," Sal said with a sheepish smile.
A couple of weeks later, I called another buddy, the owner of B&W 800 Diamonds, driven by Lamm M1.1 and BAT VK 51, top of the line from BAT. He brought to my house his BAT, a heavy duty pre-amp with more than a dozen tubes and weighing 60-70 pounds. We warmed up the BAT and listened, then compared. I never said any word. In making such comparisons, it is my principle to let the listener decide for themselves. I do not chip in with my own instructions for them or to tell them what I want them to believe. So I said nothing.
After 15 minutes, my buddy said: "There is no contest, what a surprise"
"Can Charlie make one for me," he asked.
"He should. I will ask him," I said.
I had been with this pre-amp for more than two months now. I called Charlie up and told him I wanted to buy him a lunch. We ate at an "authentic" Tex-Max restaurant.
"Why you never told me about this pre-amp, Charlie," I asked.
"Well, I did but you did not pay any attention," Charlie said.
"Oh yes, I remember, but you could have told me more" I said embarrassingly.
"I did not know it would meet your expectations as you have some of the most astonishing gear," Charlie said.
"What is inside it?" I asked.
Charlie is a man of few words but now it seems that Charlie did not know how to stop -- all I could do was to listen. The pre-amp was a solid state pre-amp using video op-amp. Charlie had been reading the research papers published by Walt Jung, a well respected name in audio who has written tens of professional and amateur audio papers as well as books. Charlie himself has been with Motorola for some 35 years. A veteran of Vietnam, with a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, and a genuine audiophile, Charlie has listened to and experimented with countless amps and speakers, not to mention his repairing skills. Charlie has been in audio for more than 40 years.
What caught Charlie's attention was Walt' Jung's paper on using video op-amps for designing pre-amps. For 2-3 years, Charlie tried various topologies based on Jung's publications, with additional modifications.
The heart of a pre-amp is the power supply. No matter how good a topology is, it won't sound good without a good regulated power supply. Often op-amps are used incorrectly. No wonder op-amp have bad reputation among audiophiles. Charlie first built this pre-amp for Craig (owner of Legacy Whispers). Craig needed a pre-amp that could drive the signal with long runs of interconnects. Since this is a high-current pre-amp, it can drive very long interconnects (single-ended). According to Charlie, even 100 feet is no problem. According to Craig, his jaw dropped after he first listened to the new pre-amp, as his objective was just to find something that could solve his problem of long interconnects. He did not expect a huge improvement.
"The pre-amp has the most regulated power supply that one can possibly design," Charlie said.
"Can it be improved if money is no objection," I asked a naïve question.
"Nope, this is the best that can be done, and it is already an overkill," Charlie answered.
The pre-amp has the flattest frequency response with no distortion (because of the wide bandwidth of the video op-amp). Furthermore, it does not change gain at any frequency.
"The input signal is virtually untouched and is amplified in its purest form" Charlie added.
"It is like a passive pre-amp but on steroids, isn't it? "I remarked.
"Yeah, you can say that," Charlie said.
"Ok, Charlie, make me one please, but I want a dual mono with best components, separate volume control for each channel and better case, better LEDs," I said.
"Should we go for a balanced design," I asked.
"No, the noise is already the minimum possible and you can run as long an interconnect as you wish without any loss in signal. By making it balanced you will only increase the circuit complexity three times and the cost," Charlie said.
During the next two weeks, we met a few more times, and discussed all the details. I simply wanted the best that could be done. Charlie was going to add ladder resistors for volume control which keep the impedance constant without touching the signal. The power supply was also going to be separate for each channel. We also looked at some cases from a catalog and chose a simple but elegant one. I paid $1000 to Charlie to order components. Charlie was going to charge another $900 or so for the labor. The whole pre-amp was going to be hand-made by Charlie himself, so the cost was justified.
A few days later, I received some disturbing news. The store was going to be closed and Charlie was going to be laid off. The store was not making profit in retail audio and video. The owner had decided to build media rooms instead, with consulting service and supply of audio-visual equipment as needed. Charlie told me not to worry. He promised he could work at home. He had recently retired from Motorola. But they had offered him a temporary contract. The store was soon shut down. I was feeling sad for Charlie, so I did no push him. I sold the Lamm L2 though. Chris had been nice enough not ask his pre-amp back, which is what I was listening to now.
After 2 months I called Charlie. Charlie was never home. His wife said he was working 70 hours a week. After several tries, I got hold of Charlie and asked for my pre-amp. Charlie said he had all the parts now and he was working on it but had very little spare time. He had to work even on weekend as he had no permanent job and wanted to benefit from the contract as much as he could. I understood his position.
The next 8-9 months passed by during which time I found myself gradually getting upset as I did not get my pre-amp. But it was a difficult situation because Charlie's contract was being renewed on a monthly basis. Charlie promised he would finish it soon. I had to wait for a total of 14-15 months all in all. Meanwhile, I called Chris and asked if I could buy his pre-amp. Chris agreed. I paid him what his cost was. At least I had the original one now.
Finally, Charlie called me one day and said he was done. The first thing on my mind after I brought the new pre-amp home was to compare it with the original one. They sounded the same except that the newer one quieter and even more smooth sounding – it also looked better.
"Turn on the volume all the way up without playing any music, and see if you hear any hiss" Charlie said.
"None, the pre-amp is dead quiet" I said.
"Does it need any breakin?" I asked.
"No," Charlie said.
The end of the story. The next match of Charlie pre-amp (now I call it X-2) is with the CAT Ultimate mark II and I have no doubt it will win. But I have no interest in any pre-amp upgrade, not even auditioing.
The X-2 features a very direct signal path, a precision high current drive output stage, and a very high quality power supply. Specifically it uses and AD811 current feedback video op-amp and an AD744 FET input op-amp output stage to drive the 811. All components are of the highest quality, such as metal film resistors, polypropylene film and high frequency low ESR electrolytic caps. Charlie made extensive efforts in the power supply to provide as complete isolation from AC power line noise as is possible and to keep the regulated supply impedances extremely low.
The power transformers used are dual bobbin types with a "Hi-Pot" rating of 4000V ensuring minimal transfer of AC line high frequency noise. In addition, common mode chokes are used before the transformer primary and after the soft recovery rectifiers as well. The high frequency electrolytic filter capacitors smooth the rectified voltage of the raw dc supply that then feeds the sophisticated regulators, which have extremely low impedance even at high frequencies. The result is effortless dynamics as well as extremely well-defined imaging and detail.
Several configurations can be utilized as far as power supply complexity, volume control configuration, number of inputs, and output stage drive circuitry. The ultimate configuration is dual mono with separate dual-secondary power transformers for each channel, with four separate bridge rectifiers and filter capacitors providing DC to two pairs of +/- regulators (one pair of regulators per channel). As I mentioned above, this is a true dual mono configuration with the grounds from each channel run separately back to their respective DC supply filter capacitor center points. The only common connection between the two channels is at the common ground at the center point of the two DC supplies.
The result of the quality of the power supplies and the care taken with the grounding is high dynamic range, high channel separation with no crosstalk, and extremely low noise.
The standard line driver circuitry is capable of driving low impedance and capacitive loads to high levels at high frequencies with no slew limiting. Overall, the gain can be adjusted to your requirements during construction.
To me, all other pre-amps seem to have some color. The X2 pre-amp is crystal clear, like water, which is what a pre-amp should be.
Last Friday was the last day for Charlie at Motorola. He might have time for building more pre-amps.
Please contact Charlie directly:
Anyone who is interested is free to communicate with him. Consider me out of the loop please.
The picture of the pre-amp can be seen at my system:
09-06-2007 11:00pm
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09-07-2007 12:29am
Look up brevity in the dictionary
It is a wonderful virtue
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09-07-2007 1:27am
Interesting story, thanks for sharing. I appreciate the detail. Your history with preamps, and the ones you listened to that belong to friends, all seem to be from tube-oriented manufacturers whose units are not exactly from the straight-wire-with-gain school of audio. But Charlie's unit does seems to come from that camp. I wonder, did you ever try something in your system like the Placette Active, the Ayre, or the big Pass Labs preamp? Or a TVC unit like the Bent? They would all lean toward the sound you describe.
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09-07-2007 3:34am
Very well written review.Entertaining and informative in a very cohesive way. Have you consider reviewing equipment for one of the mayor magazines.After reading your review I think you would do very nicely.By the way Iam emailing charlie for the price.
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09-07-2007 3:49am
I looked at your system, the photo of the preamp is somewhat distant but it looks very nice. I don't really know your taste in equipment but I must admit the description makes it sound very appealing.
I wish there was a way for this guy to go into business building these since he does not have a regular job now. Nice of you to give the information to help him and not expect anything in return.
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09-07-2007 12:53pm
I agree that op amps can take on great character-- possibly surpassing tubes-- when powered by an optimal power source. The AD744 is a particularly good one (also used in the Merlin BBAM). Unfortunately in most commercial gear op amps are powered on the cheap.
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09-07-2007 2:42pm
Great story, I hope the underdog wins.
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09-07-2007 3:59pm
I did not know that audiogon had a summer reading program.
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09-07-2007 5:08pm
Very interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
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09-07-2007 5:57pm
lets hear from charlie
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09-07-2007 6:36pm
Heman: Thank you for the advice. In my profession I do use brevity a lot. But when I switch my audio hat, I tend to get carried away -- and some people seem to have like my detailed description. You have a nice system, with one of the sweetest midrange coming out of those horns.
Drubin: You got it. It is a stiff wire with a lot of current in it. I have not compared the X-2 with those big boys but will be open to such comparison.
ALbert: Good to hear from you. Have not met you in few yours. My taste in audio? I am sure what those Tube Research Lab amps sound like, as you also owned them before. Come on over some time to my house. I am also curious about your wonderful Dali Megalines. Thanks for saying nice words. Your opinion matters as a lot of people respect you.
Manny: Thanks I have written a number of articles and a lot of people enjoyed them and made the same suggestion as you do (even though one or two guys always get pissed off, even though my intention is not that :)). As far as writing for audio magazine is concerned, I might, but I have a secure career which does involve a lot of writing on a different subject and different context. So if I write it will be purely for fun and would be as neutral as possible without even the slightest stain of "journalist discount," as several manufactures fondly call it. The problem is there are too many parameters and too many things at stake including reviewer's own image and public relation -- I must however admit that not all is like that. Magazines have to survive too and so do reviewers, at least professionally. If you try to be totally neutral and independent then you can do that perhaps on some forum but then you stay like that, which is I am doing, and that is fine. I do not know, I might contribute to some magazines eventually, but if I do I will have stiff conditions, again making it unlikely to happen.
Dgarretson: I agree with you.
Somec59, Entrope, Lak: Thanks.
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09-07-2007 9:07pm
what did you do with the original pre?
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09-08-2007 1:34am
I would like to remind those interested that the Morrison Elad preamp is based on an opamp and also has a verty solid seperate power supply. I have been usuing one happily for 4 years, although I have no idea of how it stacks up against the current top players.
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09-08-2007 1:45am
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09-08-2007 3:20am
Audiophile fiction!!! You should send that to a publisher!!
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09-08-2007 8:50pm
Dingus: I still got the first version. As you can see from my system in "all out assault" category, I run multiple audio systems. I make extensive comparisons among components, just for hobby. I am going to soon sell all but keep one though.
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10-31-2007 4:27pm
The use of video opamps may be the first of such a design. However in 1977 NAD used a video gain amplifier in their preamp section of the Model 3080 integrated amp and the 7080 Receiver. So it appears to me that NAD in its infancy was way ahead in this type of circuitry and the use of video devices. So in my opinion not a real breakthrough here. However with that being said, this preamp appears to be a cutting edge design. Now if he can only gear up for future demand. Thats the devil in the details.
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02-05-2008 7:53am
Has anybody contacted Charlie and heard this pre?
The logic of using high bandwidth video op-amps is something very different to what else is out there.
"The pre-amp has the flattest frequency response with no distortion (because of the wide bandwidth of the video op-amp). Furthermore, it does not change gain at any frequency."
This topic deserves more discussion as it is not a me-too design but something new.
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02-19-2008 5:30am
Very well-written -- and highly entertaining! (I dare say the more so if true!) I wonder if schematics could be made and disseminated somehow...
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05-22-2008 12:28pm
I wonder if he'd consider making a six-channel version?
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05-31-2008 4:42pm
Not the same but someone else using an opamp in their preamp design. This one is passive though.
I took a gamble and emailed Charlie too.
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06-03-2008 4:09am
So far I've received no reply. Maybe Charlie's too busy?
I'd really like to look into this for a six-channel system, if Charlie's interested. I'd even be willing to go to Texas (Florida isn't that far, after all) to hear a specimen.
But we can't start a dialogue about all of this if I can't get a reply to my e-mail....
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06-03-2008 1:48pm
Looks like the use of video opamps may be in the process of being discovered independently by different pre designers. For example, the excellent entry level Capri pre from JRDG is also based on video opamps (sorry this tech info tid bit is not in the published prod specs). And apparently so is the upcoming all assault battery powered Criterion from the same manufacturer. If these new design prove to be successful on the marketplace, we may very well see more manufacturers exploring this innovative technological approach.
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06-10-2008 5:17pm
I must apologize that Charlie has not been responsive in some of the emails. I spoke with him yesterday and reminded him that he needs to reply to emails inquiries regarding the pre-amp. he promised he would.
See the problem is that he is working full-time and audio is not his main bread and better. Along with other things in life, his work exhausts him, leaving little motivation to respond to emails. Nevertheless, he has a plan to make circuit boards, which would enable him to make a few tens of such pre-amps. Making each unit's circuit by hand is too much of labor and is impractical.
Meanwhile, I have continued to live with this pre-amp (in fact two units). Over the period of time since I posted this review, not only that my opinion has not changed but has been re-enforced through more comparisons. Seriously, I do believe that there isn't any better pre-amp than this. But I am not forcing anyone to believe that. I did lend my second unit to a few friends to try it out in their own system and they have been stunned with the sheer transparency and magic of this pre-amp when they compare it with the magazine rated class A++ megabucks pre-amps.
In fact, the name of the pre-amp should be ZERO, because takes away nothings from the music and adds nothing. What it does it drive the amp to its full capability with a pure high-current fed signal.
While my faith in the pre-amp got stronger I did feel the urge to try a few naughty things with it. I add a so called tube buffer between the CD player and pre-amp
(or between the pre-amp and the amp). There are a few such good products available in the market that are supposed to add warmth and lush to sound. My thinking was "what is this pre-amp is too pure?" and therefore why not tamper with it to add some color to it. Well, the result was not what I excepted. While I could appreciate the good things such tube buffers do to normal systems, it ruined all the magic that this pre-amp was doing. I ended up taking the buffer out of my system with a matter of few hours.
I cannot be happier than this when it comes to pre-amps. I will ask one or two friends who borrowed the pre-amp would post their experience here.
Well, let me stop here. I do not wish to increase your appetitive. Lets hope Charlie will build a few units.
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07-06-2008 1:31pm
I'm completely in the weeds on the question of all-analog multichannel preamplification: the Sony TA-P9000ES is discontinued and reported to have noise problems, my McCormack either has a problem or just etches the sound too much, and the Bel Canto and the Orpheus are both too expensive. I'm completely at my wit's end, over here; if Charlie can build a six-channel version, I'm basically ready-to-buy.
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I wish I had come across this post years ago. Gallant_diva, I thoroughly enjoyed your review of Charlie's pre-amp. I know I'm six yrs late to the party but is Charlie still building these pre-amps?
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American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT Purchases Viceroy HotelMonday November 25th, 2013 - 9:46AM
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NEW YORK—American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. has acquired a leasehold interest in Viceroy New York located here for $148.5 million. Located on West 57th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, in Manhattan, this newly constructed hotel commenced operations and opened to guests in October 2013, with 240 rooms in 29 stories. The hotel was designed by architectural firm, Roman and Williams, and is managed by Viceroy Hotel Group, which currently manages luxury hotels in locations including Santa Monica, Miami, Beverly Hills, Snowmass, Anguilla, Abu Dhabi and the Maldives. Michael A. Happel, Chief Investment Officer of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc., stated, "This acquisition adds our first hotel asset to our portfolio, which is now over $2.1 billion, including previously announced acquisitions that are closed or under contract. The Viceroy is located in a prime midtown location that we believe will only get better with time. We are thrilled to be working with both the Viceroy Hotel Group as manager of the hotel and the Gerber/Murphy Group as operator of the Kingside Restaurant." Kingside, a new Marc Murphy and Gerber Group restaurant, is based in the hotel at street level. A rooftop lounge is expected to open in 2014. The property includes a fitness center, an indoor pool and meeting spaces. Advertisement
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Miami Performance International Festival Seeks Local Artists, No Hippie Stuff Required
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Latex, birdcages, nude bodies, eggs, holy water. No, it's not a list of items used in some bizarre demon-summoning ritual. They're just a few of the props used by the artists in last year's Miami Performance International Festival, curated by Edge Zones. Now in its second year, MPIF has artists flying in from Puerto Rico, the Czech Republic, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic, the U.K. and more. It sounds like a hell of a Miami event -- except for what seems to be a lack of our own artists' interest in applying.
MPIF is calling local performing artists to submit to the 2013 festival line up. And they want to represent the 305 so bad that they're actually turning away international submissions.
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Give them your tired, give them your naked, give them your men in wedding dresses covered in tomato sauce beating the shit out of kitchenware (again, if you went last year, you'd know what we're talking about).
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"We really want local artists to participate, it's really one of the our main goals. That's how we see actually making the whole thing grow here," Charo Oquet, founding director, said of the festival.
Oquet told New Times that there is still much work to be done before MPIF's return, but to expect the biggest and the best the performing arts world has to offer. Planning for year two began as soon as the last one ended, she explains. The festival is the only one of its kind, particularly because it aims to debunk the stereotype that performance art is just hippie-dippies running around naked smacking each other in the genitals with paint balloons. Okay, you might see some of that, but that's a risk you take being involved with anything artsy in Miami anyway.
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MPIF is a tremendous opportunity for networking among creative natives, Oquet said. "I am not a performance artist per se, but I have found going into the performance medium has broadened me to be able to meet these other artists and be involved."
Still, there has been little excitement expressed by those who claim to live and breathe the arts. The February 1st deadline for submissions draws near, and Oquet says she is worried Miami's own performers won't stand out among the international talent scrambling to send in their proposal pieces.
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"The only thing I find is that the local artists are not as excited and they don't realize what it is in a sense...even if you're not really a regular performance artist, it's a good opportunity," Oquet says. "We want to offer workshops to local artists, people who want to learn more, get techniques. There aren't a lot of people offering a lot of performance based workshops...it's about meeting other artists and exchanging ideas... Opportunities will be closed soon."
The festival will take place June 3 to 30 for a four-week program taking place in several venues throughout Miami, leading up to an intense four-day event held June 27 through 30. It will include workshops, public performances, lectures, screenings and conversations completely open to the public and free of charge.
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September 7, 2009 at 6pm to October 25, 2009 at 7pm – URZE Companhia de Dança - A/C Paulo Zicarelli Call For Entries It is open the call for videodance and dance films entries to the III SÃO CARLOS VIDEODANCE FESTIVAL (São Paulo – Brazil), to be held from 27 to 29 November, 2009. The Exhibition is… Organized by URZE Companhia de Dança | Type: call, for, entry, videodance, dance, video, documentary, festival, exhibition, show, são, carlos, brazil, dance-tech
September 8, 2009 at 12am to October 30, 2009 at 11pm – on internet - http://suzonfuks.net starting an Australia Council for the Arts Fellowship and launching my blog: 'DIVING THE FRAME' http://suzonfuks.net - in conversation with Suzon Fuks, focusing on moving image, particularly screenda… Organized by suzon fuks | Type: launch, blog, screendance, networked_performance
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September 18, 2009 at 6pm to November 8, 2009 at 7pm – Sadler's Wells Hi friends, I am currently one of 10 finalists in the Sadler's Wells choreographic on-line video competition. If I win, I will be invited to London to perform at Sadler's Wells. This would be a tru… Organized by Julian Barnett | Type: performance
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Supernanny Jo Frost is back, with a new book to give parents the step-by-step help they need to put her tried-and-tested techniques into practice. As viewers around the world can testify, Jo tames the wildest toddlers, sorts out the bolshiest kids and turns warring tribes into loving, relaxed families. Her methods really work.
Ever since she first appeared on our screens, thousands of parents have written to Jo to ask for help, Mums and Dads - often at the end of their tether - who need in-depth advice to implement her common-sense techniques. This book is the result.
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Nets dealing Jefferson to Bucks for Yi - SI.com - 2008 NBA Draft ESPN - Sources: Nets agree to trade Jefferson to Bucks for Yi, Simmons - NBA Can you say salary dump! I can honestly say this will not make the Nets better as a team this year
There only concern is having cap room to get james in 2 years... every move they have made in the last year is going towards that one goal...
Then they'll move Carter as soon as they can. Harris should be in his prime by then. But wouldn't they need a couple of more pieces to entice LBJ?
Great move by the Nets, get the rebuilding proceeded and make big money by exploiting the big market of big Chinese population there.


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Tottenham could continue playing at White Hart Lane next season, according to chairman Daniel Levy.
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This game was just fun. There was no story, the production quality wasn't high but it was fun. It has very nice cell shaded graphics and lots of fun mini games. A great game for a party or just for hanging out.
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It was a rip off of Mario Party but hey it's still great. The music gets very repetitive and it is very hard for younger players mainly because the computer cheats!!! It only has four characters (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy) where as Mario Party has lots more. Two more characters would have given it a little more variety.


text: Saturn's New Outlook for 2007Mike Spinelli8/03/05 8:57amFiled to: News2007GmUsAuraNew CarsOutlookSaturn0EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink This image was lost some time after publication, but you can still view it here. Oh, Saturn how you tease we lubberly schoolboys in our size-nine Pro Keds, flaunting the name of your new midsized crossover SUV in our faces, yet revealing only a fuzzy closeup on its badge. Your callow laughter is a white-hot ember on our souls. OK, maybe not white-hot, maybe more like "soupy." Either way, GM announced its new 2007 model will be called the Outlook, which the company says "features dynamic design and a refined, sophisticated interior. As if such skirted language is enough to get us to hand over our juice box. Advertisement The company also confirmed that Saturn s 2007 Aura midsize sedan will go into production during summer 2006. The Aura will be a Saturnized version of the European Opel Vectra. The Aura sedan will be powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine with variable valve timing, with an optional DOHC 3.6L V6 VVT producing around 250 horsepower. The 3.6-liter engine will be hooked to a new six-speed autobox.Along with the Aura and Sky roadster (coming in early 2006) the Outlook is the third of three new, Euro-influenced models joining the Saturn line as part of GM's plan to refocus the brand on, uh, Euro-influenced models. Advertisement Related: New First View of Saturn's Newest Vue; New Utes: Fresh Models Expected from Chevrolet and Saturn; Spy Photos: New Saturn SUV [internal]


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At the end of last week, the NTIA finally gave in to the rest of the world after nearly two decades of dithering. They have announced they will give up control of ICANN next year. That's the folks who run the world of domain names we have long used to find our way around the internet without having to memorize raw IP addresses.
As for precisely who the new domain name overlords will be, that's an open question at this point. All the NTIA is saying so far is that they are "asking ICANN to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA." But when it's all said and done, I suspect very few of us will notice anything change at all. In fact, I doubt whether the US will not have its share of the influence under the new regime as well.
The news comes at a time when the US government remains under fire for the spying allegations and revelations that have come out since we learned the name Edward Snowden. Giving the world what it has wanted for so long isn't likely to stop the criticism of course, because of course the world of DNS has little (ok nothing) to do with the long list of dodgy things the NSA has supposedly been up to.
But it was going to happen sooner or later, so why not throw the world a bone or two? After all, the US can use all the allies it can get at the moment. I mean other than the fact that Republicans will surely accuse the Obama administration of selling out to foreign dictatorships and weenies I mean. Frankly, the world of domain names is rather boring nowadays even with the introduction of new, more flexible top level domains.
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) GIST is the most common form of sarcoma (a type of cancer that develops from the cells of the body's connective or supportive tissues) involving the gastrointestinal tract. GIST can occur anywhere along the GI tract but is most often found in the stomach (40-70 percent of cases) or the small intestine (20-30 percent of cases). Read More
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This is a good place for lunch or a breakfast. It has a wonderful buffet breakfast and a regular a la carte menu. We liked it better for breakfast than lunch.
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Share another experience before you go.This is a good place for lunch or a breakfast. It has a wonderful buffet breakfast and a regular a la carte menu. We liked it better for breakfast than lunch.
I had a wonderful time and would highly recommend this place. The service and the food was very good. You can sit as long as you want and they never rush you and the waitresses are extremely courteous and friendly. I had toasted bagel with salmon platter and it was so good. Even if you don't stay at the Lowe's... More
The food was very nice, I would highly recommend it but the only thing I didn't like was the children's meal was served in a plastic tray which didn't look appetising at all and the waiter we had his name was Kevin he was most helpful.
The menu is not the biggest but what they do, they do well. We had the burgers here and some of the salads and desserts. The churros with chocolate sauce are almost worth getting Type 2 Diabetes for.
We had the breakfast buffet twice during our visit, the choices are endless and the staff are a true pleasure. We went back because it was soooo good!
We came in to stay at the Lowes and our room was not yet ready. As we were arriving from a cruise, we needed food and Preston's was right on property. they had a buffet but we needed to be still after a 8 day cruise. We got Lisa as our server and MAN! What a gift indeed. Lisa was... More
We had the breakfast buffet here. The food was good, but not any better than an average buffet. Selection was fairly limited for an expensive buffet. It is conveniently located inside of the Loews, but you'd find better for less elsewhere.
We love to travel, and I always hope there's a good – not fancy – restaurant close by. Score! when we stayed at Loews Miami Beach and enjoyed Preston's Market. Poolside snacks and lunch, breakfast and dinner were all really, really good. High-quality food. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Friendly staff who called us by name. All in all, we couldn't... More
We stayed at the Loews in South Beach and had an opportunity to enjoy some fine dining one evening at Preston's. The food was delicious and the outside veranda was perfect. The short ribs and sweet potato fries were yummy. Yes, the food was a bit overpriced, but what do you expect on South Beach. Be sure to pay attention... More
There were a lot of different things to choose from with the buffet. Anything from fruit to pastries to eggs and bacon. You wanted it, they had it.
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2018 Land Rover Defender Pictures, Release date
Land Rover's legendary off-roader will finally hit the market completely revamped after more than 30-year-long break. The vehicle will be changed from bumper to bumper but it will keep its recognizable rugged and agricultural appearance. The aging model desperately needed some burnishing to stay competitive. The car-maker unveiled somewhat cartoonist Defender Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011 but it seems that the neo-Defender will be nothing like the concept. Land Rover's design guru Garry McGovern confirmed that the 2011 Defender Concept was just the beginning of a long and painstaking journey to redesign the Defender and make it perfect. Let's check what the carmaker may bring to the table with it's brand-new 2018 Land Rover Defender.
2018 Land Rover Defender Exterior
Not many details about the vehicle are available but we are quite sure that it will adopt the carmaker's latest aluminum-intensive unibody as most of its recent models. Just like its predecessor, the 2018 Land Rover Defender will be available in several lengths, with a variety of options for the cargo bay, and as a three- or five-door model. The previous generation of the Defender was known as a versatile model capable of carrying a lot of goods and performing different farm work, but it still was a great vehicle fur cruising city streets. If the carmaker wants to make the neo-Defender as popular as the previous generation, the newbie will have to work perfectly across all the aforementioned areas. The vehicle will keep its boxy design but there is no doubt that it will be more aerodynamically friendly and more practical. The carmaker claims that the Queen Defender will be the most capable off-roader on the market. Unfortunately, that's all we've got at this moment. We sincerely hope that the carmaker will say more about the 2018 Defender soon.
Engine and Construction of Land Rover Defender
Most people think that the outgoing Defender was way too heavy for such a simple model. We do agree that its outdated construction was the biggest drawback but it seems that things will be changed for the better. The carmaker will probably switch to aluminum construction to reduce the overall weight and enable the vehicle to get the best out of its powerful powertrains. The neo-Defender will probably be powered by the same petrol and diesel mills as the Discovery. The power plants are relatively small in capacity but with the help of turbochargers, they can produce great power and save fuel.
2018 Defender Interior
There is no a single photo of the Defender's interior but the cabin will be modern, comfortable, spacious, and welcoming for sure. The carmaker said that it will have plenty of cutting-edge technology at its disposal for outstanding driving feel. It will probably get the Terrain Response system which helps you to set up the vehicle easily for different road conditions. Expect top-notch materials, great craftsmanship, and the latest safety and infotainment gizmos to be included.
Release date
The 2018 Land Rover Defender should go on sale in 2017 as the 2018 model. It should start at $55,000.
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