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<blockquote data-quote="HiAmplidude" data-source="post: 1244766" data-attributes="member: 561470">Sure thing.&nbsp; It&#039;s a few years old.&nbsp; I think they only ran it in production for less than a year and decided to end production because of manufacturing costs:sell ratio (very small market for true high end).&nbsp; I had a hell of a time getting mine in the summer of 2002 (I think that&#039;s the right date).&nbsp; Best I can tell, the new F#1 status is it&#039;s replacement at $2500, sporting the same unique CD transport and high-strength single-beam laser pickup.There&#039;s some stuff on the Web @ a Google search.Here are a couple:<a href="http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?Category=audio&amp;amp;ID=270" target="_blank">http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?Category=audio&amp;amp;ID=270</a><a href="http://www.bestwebbuys.com/electronics/Alpine_CDA_7878_Radio_/_CD_/_MP3_player-4352105.html?isrc=e-search" target="_blank">http://www.bestwebbuys.com/electronics/Alpine_CDA_7878_Radio_/_CD_/_MP3_player-4352105.html?isrc=e-search</a>I see them pop up on eBay some times.&nbsp; Not often though, and most of those have the same failed transport.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HiAmplidude, post: 1244766, member: 561470"] Sure thing. It's a few years old. I think they only ran it in production for less than a year and decided to end production because of manufacturing costs:sell ratio (very small market for true high end). I had a hell of a time getting mine in the summer of 2002 (I think that's the right date). Best I can tell, the new F#1 status is it's replacement at $2500, sporting the same unique CD transport and high-strength single-beam laser pickup. There's some stuff on the Web @ a Google search. Here are a couple: [URL="http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?Category=audio&ID=270"]http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?Category=audio&ID=270[/URL] [URL="http://www.bestwebbuys.com/electronics/Alpine_CDA_7878_Radio_/_CD_/_MP3_player-4352105.html?isrc=e-search"]http://www.bestwebbuys.com/electronics/Alpine_CDA_7878_Radio_/_CD_/_MP3_player-4352105.html?isrc=e-search[/URL] I see them pop up on eBay some times. Not often though, and most of those have the same failed transport. [/QUOTE]

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