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| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? @knotscott , @coralkong Absolutely , without quarrel, sir. but rhetorically, how much trust are you going to develop on its condition and functionality on a potential blind purchase now saddled by a purposeful (emphasis added) provenance/ hi... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? @testpilot Hmmm …. Okay, ….BUT ……this simple and basic exercise is generally expected and presumed as a key binary choice question to every Seller upfront for 99+% of AGON / CAM / USAM fellow members; “are you the original owner , Yay or Nay? If... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? Simply put: - BIG TIME IMPORTANT, - it is driving contributing factor two ways; (A) it impacts my decision tree on whether I move forward on the deal, and (B) then it impacts on how I formulate a fair offer. - Liars are a recipe for a shite-s... | |
| I need help to decide @audphile1 …good point to the OP. System synergy …or lack of it …. matters big-time. If you are going to buy one blind without a personal audition bake-off first, then it’s a much more risky bet. If so, then I’d stick with a like brand power a... | |
| I need help to decide System synergy matters big-time. If you are going to buy one blind without a personal audition bake-off first, then I’d stick with a like brand power amp married up to the pre-amp .. ( PASS to PASS, KRELL to KRELL …. etc., etc. …) | |
| Digital Cable Recommendations @ghdprentice +1 (emphasis added) …. On both counts. This is the best advice you will get in this thread. from personal experience, avoiding disappointment vis-a-vis something lacking from LEIF model level NORDOST cables is real. I heartily conc... | |
| Getting back in the game @czarivey “ bye (ex)-wife , hello stereo” …. LOL Why are divorces so expensive? Because they're worth it. | |
| Harbeth C7ESXD tube amp recommendation With the “right” system, tubes by CROFT paired with high-end Brit speakers are great…. ,(they were dealer auditions for CROFT separates , or alternatively an CROFT integrated amp driving SPENDORs and AVALON ACOUSTICs.) FYI: here’s an right-on-poi... | |
| Are MULLARD NOS EL34s and LTA ZOTL40 REF worth the price of admission? I bit the bullet by recently replacing the tubes in my REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/DAC with NOS MULLARDs. Were they better ? Yes. No surprise here. Were they worth it ? (1) That is a personal value judgement, because they are comparatively expensive. (2... | |
| Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds? We all have our favourite one band, or couple bands that we do care about and follow, …. and the many bands that we don’t. Some drive Fords, and some drive Chevys… You have your fave band …. Carry on. | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? REGA SYSTEM ONE…all analogue . I’d add on the REGA APOLLO cdp, and you have a surprisingly good system. | |
| Nordost Purple Flare for GoldenEar triton One.R I’ve owned the NORDOST PURPLE FLAREs and also the NORDOST FREYs in prior systems, so I know their sonic signature , strengths, and warts very well, MY EXPERIENCES (1) In brief, the NORDOST models can sound great but only when you play the NORSE ... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Approximately MSRP new , say, $65,000 +/- rounded …pre-tax … integrated amp: $15000 cdp/ DAC : $15000 digital files player / streamer / network player : $5000 matched stablemate DAC for digital player $ 5000 fully rebuilt high-end FM tuner: $... | |
| New CDP pre-owned REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/ dac. It comes in two configurations … the regular s/s and more expensive tube ( valve) version Big bonus feature: “ …. Those worried about the viability of the CD format and getting your player serviced in the fut... | |
| What CDs to buy XRCD’s …. Step- up in mastering from ordinary redbook cd’s go browse DISCOGS and ELUSIVEDISC , especially for their Various – Best Audiophile Voices series https://elusivedisc.com/music/digital/xrcd/ |