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    "price": 5535.0,
    "currency": "CAD",
    "available": true,
    "condition": "Brand New",
    "price_band": "high",
    "source_verified_at": "2026-07-10T23:56:52Z"
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  "advisor": {
    "best_for": "Existing Avocet users or studios evaluating an Avocet II\/IIA-era monitor-controller DAC update with subwoofer outputs and precise speaker-output trims.",
    "who_should_skip": "Users needing a complete A\/D\/A mastering converter, mic preamp, speaker-management processor with room correction, or a verified standalone product with published GTIN\/MPN.",
    "fit_notes": "Confirm with Crane Song or an authorized service dealer whether the listing is an upgrade service, a full Avocet IIA system, or an additional audio box\/remote package.",
    "watchouts": "The input line item is 'Avocet Upgrade'; accessible public sources did not identify a unique upgrade SKU, dimensions or weight. Do not treat this as a full Avocet IIA system without offer-level confirmation.",
    "verification_questions": ["Which connections, drivers, operating systems, and sample rates are supported by this exact revision?","What cables, mounts, power supplies, or licenses are included?","Is the current retailer listing new stock, demo stock, open box, or special order?","Is the item still in stock at the displayed price, and what is the complete delivered cost to the intended destination?"]
  },
  "retrieval": {
    "summary": "Avocet Upgrade is a recording and studio product represented by 1 current Canadian retailer offer, starting at 5535.00 CAD. Best suited to buyers who can place it within a known recording, monitoring, or signal-routing workflow. EnvoyMusic has verified the source price and availability signal, but has not independently verified every technical specification or US fulfillment detail. This is an verified retail listing reference, not inventory stocked or fulfilled by EnvoyMusic. Retailer price and availability can change; recheck the source before making a purchase decision. Skip it until computer, operating-system, I\/O, cabling, mounting, and room requirements are confirmed.",
    "agent_summary": "CRANE SONG Avocet Upgrade — Monitor Controller. Crane Song Ltd Avocet. visible colors: silver, green, blue, red. visible controls: buttons, rotary knob. panel text: Crane Song Ltd; Avocet; Discrete Class A Studio Controller; PHONES; LEFT; RIGHT; CENTER; LFE; OUT 1; OUT 2; OUT 3; PHONES.",
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    "use_cases": ["studio-recording"],
    "skill_level": "pro"
  },
  "trust": {
    "has_verified_retail_listing": true,
    "source_count": 1,
    "source_tier_mix": ["retailer"],
    "evidence_flags": {"external_inventory":true,"source_availability":true,"source_price":true,"source_url":true,"structured_specs":false},
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  },
  "related": {
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