Herman
I've bought from fletchj here on audiogon and would not classify him as an 'opportunity' salesman. His post was to show that every tube has a system dependency associated with it and that buying on tube sound generalizations without further knowledge and component matching can lead one astray.
I found fletch thru some old posts on the archives and he was very helpful at my request to recommend various tubes. He gave me quite a bit of valuable info and never a strong sales pitch. Others did plenty of that. He also recommended best bang for the buck sonic options for a ten tube preamp when others were thinking goldmine. So a month or so later, when I was ready to buy I bought from him and was very satisfied.
Buying NOS tubes can be a very risky business, but it's nice to be able to buy from someone who is very knowledgeable, has very reputable stock and testing, will try to best match your components and sonic desires and stands behind his product. I'm glad Audiogon allows us such a forum to meet prospective suppliers.
I'm willing to shell out a little bit more to know what I am getting than to play russian roulette with online tube sales.
I appreciate Fletch educating others on tube matching on this forum. Should we scare away a knowledgable contributer just because they also happen to sell in their specialty? Frankly, I enjoy the various perspectivess here, and believe that most dealers are a helpful asset, and not hell bent on the next sale. I have appreciated the contacts and sales I have made on various audio gear here.
If Audiogon needs a 'forum sales' police, they could spend their time better elsewhere.
I've bought from fletchj here on audiogon and would not classify him as an 'opportunity' salesman. His post was to show that every tube has a system dependency associated with it and that buying on tube sound generalizations without further knowledge and component matching can lead one astray.
I found fletch thru some old posts on the archives and he was very helpful at my request to recommend various tubes. He gave me quite a bit of valuable info and never a strong sales pitch. Others did plenty of that. He also recommended best bang for the buck sonic options for a ten tube preamp when others were thinking goldmine. So a month or so later, when I was ready to buy I bought from him and was very satisfied.
Buying NOS tubes can be a very risky business, but it's nice to be able to buy from someone who is very knowledgeable, has very reputable stock and testing, will try to best match your components and sonic desires and stands behind his product. I'm glad Audiogon allows us such a forum to meet prospective suppliers.
I'm willing to shell out a little bit more to know what I am getting than to play russian roulette with online tube sales.
I appreciate Fletch educating others on tube matching on this forum. Should we scare away a knowledgable contributer just because they also happen to sell in their specialty? Frankly, I enjoy the various perspectivess here, and believe that most dealers are a helpful asset, and not hell bent on the next sale. I have appreciated the contacts and sales I have made on various audio gear here.
If Audiogon needs a 'forum sales' police, they could spend their time better elsewhere.