br3098
Responses from br3098
| From PC / Mac to DAC into Monoblocks, Direct? Swampwalker is correct, you will need a DAC with volume (or gain) attenuation. There are several models that will do this, and a few that feature a remote control in case that's important to you.I use an Antelope Zodiac Gold for this purpose for m... | |
| Buyers Beware Avoid Shawser61 Possibly Fraud Shouldn't this have been posted in the Disputes forum? | |
| Discount Stores, i.e. newaudiovideo.com The big discount sellers are often not authorized dealersThat is not always true. Some manufacturers do sell to (or at least tolerate) web discounters, either directly or indirectly, as a way to deal with old, B-stock or overstock goods.and the ma... | |
| Discount Stores, i.e. newaudiovideo.com When I called the manufacturer they told me they are suing this guy and I should stay away.Taters, what else would you expect the manufacturer to say? They are trying to protect their registered dealer channel, and rightly so. But that does not ne... | |
| SP10 MK3 recommendation Raul,While I agree that much of the fascination with 12" tonearms is stylistic, that is also true for turntables and almost every other piece of "audiophile" gear. But there are still some valid and practical differences that make 12" tonearms use... | |
| Discount Stores, i.e. newaudiovideo.com I'm not suggesting that you should buy from these guys, but I would venture to say that you probably won't receive a fake or knockoff product if you did.GP Acoustics, the HK-based company that owns KEF, manufactures loads of consumer electronics a... | |
| Mordaunt-Short loudspeakers I am familiar with the Carnival and the (original) MS20/30 speakers. Excellent in their day, but for some reason they never really took hold in the U.S. When the company wass sold in 1999, the new owners changed the classic designs to more modern/... | |
| Placement of electronics In a perfect world, I would use monoblocks behind or adjacent to the speakers (on the floor), using very short runs of speaker cable. Other electronics on the near side will or on the rear wall, behind your seat, connected to the monoblocks via go... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm First, belt drive tt's in general have high mass platters.Tony, some belt drive decks have high mass platters, but MOST? Some certainly do, but I would venture to say that most belt drive decks on the market, both new and used, do not have or were... | |
| Should listings include the age of the item? Wolf,Your answer is flippant. And I guess that Audiogon provides what could be termed a "flipitage" marketplace. | |
| SME Series III or SME 3009 I have used a Series III tonearm on a TD-124 and found it to be an excellent match, IF you take care to mate the proper cartridge to this tonearm.The SME 3009 Series III tonearm is quite different from the earlier Series II model. It is a low mass... | |
| When does seller's responsibility end? I am not endorsing PayPal, but I have several hundred (if not more) transactions with them, almost all positive. And with the few problems I have had on PayPal, I feel that the PayPal team acted fairly and timely. Making forst contact with them is... | |
| Should listings include the age of the item? Elizabeth,I'm not sure that I understand your derisive tone with regard to your comment about "flippers". I buy, restore and sell classic turntables, I am often offered items in trade for turntables or other gear, or if I decide to sell a piece of... | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? At risk of jumping on top of the dog pile, I have owned a couple of SL-1200s (a MkIII and MkV) over the years, and they were OK. I will agree with Elizabeth; IMO it is a somewhat better than average cheap Japanese DD deck with a mediocre tonearm. ... | |
| Reasonable not to be offered a trial on a cart? Spiritofmusic,Well after everyone's rants (including my own), it seems that there is at least one dealer that does offer a home trial for high-end cartridges, via a 7-day return policy: Robyatt Audio for Miyajima cartridges. http://www.robyattaudi... |