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| Attention Thiel CS3.7 owners Vance, if the Hegel H30 at $15K is too steep I'd strongly suggest checking out their H20 which lists for $5,750. It is an excellent amp that has received universal praise in reviews worldwide. I can't answer your question as to which amp Thiel rec... | |
| Best way to warm up the sound FYI, the Music Hall MMF-5.1 was originally provided with the Goldring 1012GX cartridge, but later the cartridge was changed to the Ortofon OEM Music Hall Magic 3. | |
| Hunting down a HUM In many designs the power switch does not switch the ground lead in the power line, so you can have ground loop hum even with the power switch set to "off". | |
| Hunting down a HUM So your Hovland Music Groove cable connects the grounds between your tonearm and phono stage. Have you tried adding a ground wire between the phono and line stages? This can sometimes eliminate a hum like the one your are having, but the only way ... | |
| Importing from England The tax bill received from the government was for the current sales tax rate at the time. If I recall correctly they referred to it as "usage tax". I would expect the tax to be the same if you bring it in yourself, but I have no direct experience ... | |
| Importing from England When I received some new electronics in the US shipped from the UK I was responsible for several fees. In addition to the assessed duty and brokerage fees that were due upon delivery, several months later I got a sizable bill for taxes due. It's h... | |
| Record Doctor V - why the $200 price tag The main shortcoming I find in these designs is the mess that they create. You apply the fluid and scrub the LP, and then you have to turn over the wet LP to vacuum it. The fluid ends up dripping everywhere! Other more expensive designs may do a s... | |
| YBA passion 300 very important I can't provide any help as far as sound or reliability, but according to the used price reference it retailed new for US$5,995 and its used value ranges from $2,550 to $3,100. It also shows that it was released in 2005 and its availability is 've... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, congratulations on finding this new gem! The big question is now, does this cartridge finally beat out your praised Denon CD player? | |
| CODA CSIb vs. HEGEL H-300 INTEGRATED I don't believe that to be true, but Proceed was a less expensive line spun off from Mark Levinson. | |
| RP6 so many ?? Lewm, this thread is in reference to Rega's RP6 turntable. | |
| My new Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge Oh no, here we go again! | |
| Hegel H300 I find Coda's website here: Coda | |
| Roberta Flack-First Time Ever I Saw Your Face YMMV is a commonly used abbreviation for "your mileage may vary", indicating that a specific and usually subjective observation may not be universally agreed upon. | |
| Hypex Ncore NC1200 Amps at NY Audio Show in April Paul (from PS Audio) has clearly stated that his amp design will not be using the Ncore modules. |