bartholomew
Responses from bartholomew
| Phono Preamp For $500, I bought a used EAR 834P a few years ago from someone who didn’t realize that its sub par performance was do to internal problems,which made him sell it. It had been modified by using a separate power supply, which is a good thing but wh... | |
| Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point? I got a pair of B&W 802 Series 80 floor standing speakers from 1981 for nothing from a woman who was downsizing to move into a smaller apartment. She paid approx. $4,000 in 1981 for them, which in today’s dollars is closer to $10,000.The deale... | |
| Song (or music) you want played at your funeral. One of the Late Quartets by Beethoven, No.15 Opus 132 wouldbe my choice performed by Quartetto Italiano. A truly sublime piece. It would actually have to be performed by them at the funeral service. I would expect nothing less from my family and f... | |
| B&W 801 crossovers BTW, Walt had revamped 801 crossovers for another customer with great success prior to the crossovers in my pair of 802 Series 80 , which will be buried with me. | |
| B&W 801 crossovers w.dascenzo@att.netTell him M.L. sent you. | |
| THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS Just for the "record", my experience with VPI has been wonderful.I bought a prototype table with a gimbal arm that was replaced for free when I had some problems with it. I bought it at their New Jersey factory and headquarters. They sat me down i... | |
| B&W 801 crossovers I just had my 802 series 80 crossovers redone by Walt D'Ascenzo of Baltimore. He was a friend of Walter Jung and solved a serious electronicsissue for Wilson audio which they've continued to use. My 802's are better than off the factory floor. Wal... |