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I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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I'm Martin.
Not 'Enhanced Sound' then?Originally Posted by struth
I'm serious, even Sony don't know.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Mike.
I could have sworn it was 'egotistical sandpiper'? ?
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I'm paul.
it use to stand for "esprit series" which was some of there top of the line stuff both in price and build/design.
then i think someone at sony twigged that the es badge added kudos to a product and started diluting it down to there slightly above average so so products,although to be fair there was afew gems under that diluted es badge useage.
i still have nightmares at all there great classics and real top of the line classics sony uk forced me to destroy because they where no longer allowed to sell it
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I'm Martin.
I think the ES range predates the Esprit gear. ES started late 1960s AFAIKit use to stand for "esprit series" which was some of there top of the line stuff both in price and build/design.
then i think someone at sony twigged that the es badge added kudos to a product and started diluting it down to there slightly above average so so products,although to be fair there was afew gems under that diluted es badge useage.
i still have nightmares at all there great classics and real top of the line classics sony uk forced me to destroy because they where no longer allowed to sell it
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Pavel.
I believe the official explanation is that ES stands for “Extremely High Standard.” And yes, it started in late 60s, even though early ES components were not labeled as such.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-ES.html
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I'm paul.
i stand corrected,and spot on guys
old age and a fading memory is a beautiful thing
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