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Ferrari Stereo Costs $3K, Sounds Like a Million

12/03/07 - 03:47 PM EST

Gary Krakow

But the F80's most astonishing feature is the quality of the sound emanating from this little enclosure. It is truly amazing by every standard -- audiophile included. You can expect deep bass, honest-sounding voices and instruments along with a deep musical soundstage. Don't judge the F80 by its size alone -- it can really fill a room with high-quality sound.

Such high quality comes with a commensurate high price. The F80 retails for $2,995. What were you expecting from high-end companies like Meridian and Ferrari?

But, for your money, you get an amazingly compact, fantastic-sounding home theater system, as well as a classy-looking, 21st-century boom box, along with a very large dose of snob appeal. Meridian's F80 is highly recommended.




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With 34 years experience as a journalist -- the last 27 with NBC -- Gary Krakow has seen all the best and worst technology that's come along. Gary joined MSNBC.com before it actually went online in July 1996. He produced and anchored the first live Webcast of a presidential election in November 1996. With a background as a gadget freak, audiophile and ham radio operator, Krakow started writing reviews for both Audio and Stereophile Magazines in the 80s. Once at MSNBC.com, Krakow started writing a column to help feed his personal passion for playing with gadgets of all types, shapes and sizes. Within a short time, that column became a major force in many electronics industries -- audio, video, photography, GPS and cell phones. Readership soared, and manufacturers told him they had actual proof that a positive review in his column sold thousands of their products. Many electronics manufacturers have used quotes from his reviews in their sales literature as well as on their Web sites. There have also been a few awards too, including Emmys in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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