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I'm not the sort of guy who probably would spend $3,000 plus on what is basically a high end "kitchen radio" but I do appreciate the marriage of good design and engineering.

I've read about the F80 a few weeks back from TONE Audio, a free PDF based audio and music magazine based out of Seattle:

Meridian F80 story on page 95:
www.tonepublications.com/images/pdfs/TA_012.pdf

Product Site
www.thef80.com

-kyo-