bigtwin
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| At what point do you... @ellajeanelle I see your point but commence sense prevails. I don't buy Mustangs from motor-heads, rather Mercedes from retirees. You can never be 100% protected but neither does buying anything new guarantee there won't be a defect. I'm goin... | |
| At what point do you... Given that higher end audio equipment should last 20 - 30 years (or longer) why should we be concerned about something that is 2 years old? Or better yet, something that has been used as a demo in a dealer's showroom and is coming to me with full... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change @audiodwebe Much in the same way that people find pleasure in buying things, is it possible you are having the same effect through the changing of your equipment? From an article on the psychology of shopping: Dopamine increases your desire t... | |
| T&A Criterion TB 160 - any around? I am not familiar with the T+A speaker, but have owned the Acoustic Zen Crescendo which is a Transmission Line Design. Wonderful sounding speaker. Made in America. If you're interested in the speaker design or the T+A specifically? | |
| Use escrow service to pay for speakers? PayPal does offer some protection but it's limited to the honesty of the seller. Google top ten PayPay scams for an eye opener. Conversations with the seller. Video calls to view and hear the equipment. Asking to see the original invoices. ... | |
| Buying a remastered recording from radio: LP or CD? All things being equal in your equipment, the sound quality should be equal. IMHO I'm sure there are Golden Ears that lean towards vinyl, but taking into accout cost, convenience and longevity, I would go with CD. For what it's worth. Cheers. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... @grk Life's too short. Have a nice day. | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment My personal favourite is when the OP asks for input from members who have actually owned a specific piece of equipment. Inevitably, someone will chime in with "well I've never heard that .......... but I can highly recommend XYZ" Apparently many... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? In a word, no. I have a few LPs that are dead silent but it is the exception. You can see my setup. It all depends on the pressing and amount of play. CDs have it on this question. IMHO. | |
| New Audiogon URL restrictions are too much Having the same issue trying to post a link to Genie Clips. Ended up suggesting the OP simply Google the product. Hope it's a temporary issue. | |
| Handling Heavy Amps @jfrmusic Have you considered buying one of the new Class D amps? People on this site claim they are excellent and you sound like the perfect candidate for the light weight that comes with Class D. | |
| Acoustics @mkdm11 If you are considering the resilient channel, have you looked at incorporating the Genie Clip? You can google it by name. Cheers, | |
| Acoustics An article worth reading: https://digistar.cl/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=557 I like this room size calculator: https://www.acoustic.ua/forms/rr.en.html And an excellent video on room construction: https://www.google.com/search?q=absolute+sound+edi... | |
| Is it even possible to get a factory authorized dealer to give a discount? @cleeds Well, that's a fu#ked-up policy. Move north where we are free 😆 To @erik_squires point, I owned a retail business for many years and offered in-store credit in lieu of cash discount. On a $40,000 item I would offer a $4000 in-store cre... | |
| Is it even possible to get a factory authorized dealer to give a discount? The margin for dealers is quite generous and there is always room to negotiate a reasonable discount. I for one would never buy anything without a minimum 20% off MSRP. Greater if the box has been opened or the item has been used for any demo i... |