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| Free Shipping - Be Careful! Some areas have a service you can sign up for called USPS Informed Delivery, which can provide better tracking details. USPS abandoned their app but you can sign up on their website.Some FedEx shipping will get handed off to USPS for final deliver... | |
| Any Love For Bryston Here? I owned a 4bST and BP25MC for just under 20 trouble free years. I sold them last year with 6 months left on the warranty and updated to current Bryston replacements during a rare factory discount deal.I’m glad I upgraded and saving money never hur... | |
| Poor Customer Service Before I buy the product I contact the manufacturer via email or voice with a question that I already know the answer to. How soon and how accurately they respond gives me an idea of what to expect in the future regarding customer service. Then yo... | |
| Hans likes Cary 700 @fuzztoneThanks for the link. I’ve been looking at this Cary unit to replace a Sony HAP player. I like that I could copy my CD’s to a SDXC card and leave it plugged in. And I assume the supplied remote allows it to function and play CD’s if WiFi i... | |
| Demos - To Charge a Fee or to Not Charge a Fee? @gentsYou bet I’m going to kick out the time wasting tire kickers. It doesn’t take long to qualify a punk who ain’t buying and I don’t waste time and pay my bills with time wasters.For sure!My dealer has given me some screaming good deals over the... | |
| MC cartridges Sometimes manufacturers will give a trade-in allowance. In the past I’ve gotten a couple hundred off with my dealer on a Sumiko Blackbird and most recently the same on a Lyra Delos (which isn’t carried locally) at Elusive Disc. If you’re moving up... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? @northman, The Cable Company has a Headphone Lending Library, you can borrow multiple models. I’m not affiliated with them but have made purchases.https://www.thecableco.com/the-cable-company-headphone-lending-libraryGood luck, enjoy your quest. | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? My local dealer has an assortment of headphones to demo with different amps. They have a 30 day return policy. I bought the Sennheiser HD800. High comfort factor on me, I can wear ‘em all day and don’t tire of the sound. I kept them. I also wanted... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I used a VPI HW16.5 for years, using VPI’s cleaning solution when I did. The records were spotless afterwards but I don’t think it actually improved the sound. It did add a static charge frequently, so I kept a Zerostat close by.Now I use an Audio... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? @speakermaster+1 | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? @bdp24Music Millenium is a jewel of a record store with record bins almost over-flowing and the walls covered with LP’s. It’s nearly sensory overload, but in a good way. Quirky Portland is lucky to have it and even luckier it’s endured.There can b... | |
| Alternate screw down clamp for VPI Aries I’d go with VPI’s record weight. It’s unthreaded but weighted. You can leave the platter spinning when changing records. I had a screw on clamp with my HW19mkIII, the weighted clamp came with the Classic. Simpler, just as effective IMO.https://www... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? @big_gregYou’re right about the appreciation on the One-Steps, I’ve seen out of print copies posted for sale at 3x their selling price. Same thing with other audiophile labels sold in limited runs. I agree on the UHQR disc’s sound quality. | |
| Any idea which headphones I’d like? Good decision to wait until you can put some on your head and ears. The comfort factor is a priority, if they aren’t comfortable it won’t matter how they sound.With your budget I’d buy an amp, a pair of open back and a pair of closed back ‘phones.... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? @tablejockey VPI Classic, nice turntable! I had a HW19mkIII for 16 years before upgrading. |