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| Finally found a space for the speakers I’ve been storing... and I don’t love them any more For decades I sold Paradigm and Revel I have clients that love and hate both of them. Your listening room, quality of equipment and cables, system synergy and personal taste are critical when evaluating any high end audio product. Even though we h... | |
| Has anyone had a laser replaced in a Audio Research CD-3 MKII This is 9 months after your post. I don't know where you got the price for the laser repair but I just had a CD3 completely rebuilt by AR and it only cost $1500.00. An original AR laser runs around $300.00, I am pretty sure they do not repair them... | |
| Parasound vs. Krell for 2 channel Both Krell and Parasound make great amps which one is better for you is all about personal choice, your equipment, listening tastes, and the size and shape of your listening room. You will never realize the full benefits of having a high-quality a... | |
| Which to Upgrade first? My Amplifier or Speakers? Hi Norman,I have sold McIntosh and Maggies since the early 80's and many of my customers have paired Mac and Maggies together and would never consider changing, if they do upgrade they stay with those same manufactures. You must remember personal ... | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? My suggestion to you is DO NOT buy any new tubes till you get the buzzing issue resolved. If you cannot get the buzzing issue resolved, as previously suggested, purchase a new amp.( life is to short to listen to a buzzing system) When you get to t... | |
| Ears hurt when listening after changing speakers I have been selling audio for 45 years and customers have commented through the years about pain, ringing or discomfort in their ears while listening to certain speakers, I experience these same symptoms from certain types of high frequency drive... | |
| How much discount typically for a new MC275 to expect from a dealer? You can expect 0% discount from an authorized McIntosh dealer on any piece of new McIntosh equipment. Why? The way audio is sold today is much different than in the past. In the old days the percentage of profit on audio was much higher than it is... | |
| Best speakers for max. $3000? We sell new and used equipment and we always suggest to our customers if they can find a used piece of equipment they like, to buy it instead of buying new. With used equipment you get much more for your money than buying new. Several people have ... | |
| Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr We have been selling new and used audio equipment for 40 plus years, We get to see and hear a lot of different speakers. We would not go so far as to suggest what speaker is better for you over other speakers that are on the market, system synergy... | |
| Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point? I have been buying and selling used audio equipment for over 45 years and will assure you that that any pair of speakers that was built by a well known and respected manufacturer that originally sold for $40,000.00 will not sell for $4,000.00 ten ... | |
| I'm putting to rest worrying about sibilance Your problem is that you are trying to evaluate equipment that has not been properly broken in yet - most cartridges normally take 100 of break in time, some take more. Phone preamps are about the same, I just finished breaking in a phono preamp t... | |
| I'm putting to rest worrying about sibilance In your post on 5/20 you stated that 20% to 25% ("1 out of every 4 or 5") of your records exhibit some sort of sibilance, that is unacceptable in terms of what is normal for sibilance in any given record collection. The general consensus among my ... | |
| I'm putting to rest worrying about sibilance Your tables and cartridges are good solid entry level products, that is not to say there are the equivalent of a 50 grand analog rig but they are quite capable of reproducing quality sound. I have been setting up TT's for over 4 decades and worked... | |
| Skeptic or just plain hard headed I have been selling audio for 45 years, one of the things that I have learned in that time is that burning- in a piece of electronic equipment or cable will change it's sonic character. Sometimes that change is small comes times it is large. Botto... | |
| Absolute Sound - do we really need another review like this? Life is all about choices. If you don"t like a magazine - don't subscribe to it.If you don't like the subject of an article - don't read it.This hobby is fun - don't let anybody or anything ruin that for you. The only reviewer to trust is your ear... |