conlad
Responses from conlad
| Integrated Amp Choices There are a couple of used Krell K-300i’s for sale at USAM right now. One of those is priced at $5475 if you want to save money versus a new amp. I am not the seller, nor do I know the seller. | |
| Symposium still in business? Peter answered my e-mail last week. The message was about an order for a rack that a dealer placed for me about six weeks ago. The folks at Symposium have indeed been very busy lately, including seven-day work weeks for some. Suppliers have been l... | |
| When does one know it's time to upgrade? There is lots of good advice here already. I will add that you might consider identifying some potential upgrades for various parts of your system, then shopping from that list when you have the benefit of unexpected funds, such as an inheritance,... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. I’m waiting on a Symposium Acoustics Foundation Ultra rack, probably another four weeks until it is shipped, by freight, so perhaps another four weeks to reach me just north of Chicago. It’s good that I can be patient about this. | |
| Cost Effective Shipping Ideas I recently signed up for a FedEx (non-business) account. The claim was eight percent off. In fact, they “upgraded” my account as soon as I shipped one amp and a pair of speakers, giving me fifteen percent off. That discount was applied to both shi... | |
| Wood racks and humidity I ordered a Symposium Foundation Ultra rack today, after learning that a price increase is just over the horizon. I was reluctant to spend so much on a rack but decided to buy once rather than buying something cheaper now, then spending yet more m... | |
| Wood racks and humidity Thanks very much, dadsears and mijostyn, for your well informed suggestions. I haven’t yet bought a rack but had about concluded that the Solidsteel S-3 is unlikely to be a big leap beyond my current Sanus model. I have been eyeing the Symposiom F... | |
| ISO Pucks with Harbeth and Sklyan Stands I recently ordered Noel’s new double base Skylan stands configured for Harbeth Monitor 30s after noticing these stands at Everest Audio’s website for a different model speaker. While I bought the stands directly from Noel, I did order a couple of ... | |
| Needing Isolation Feet for Bookshelves on Credenza These certainly are not spikes but have worked well for me under stand-mounted speakers. http://www.ingress-engineering.ca/products-and-services.php | |
| Wood racks and humidity Thanks for early responses...confirming my suspicions. To clarify about MDF, I was looking at Solidsteel series 3, which has MDF shelves that are painted. Symposium Foundation does appear to be a much better made rack that Solidsteel 3 and is pric... | |
| AC outlets I chose Furutech FPX-Cu for an outlet that powered a headphone-based system. I have been quite happy with the sound quality and the affordable price of the outlet. It lists for $69, and I believe that I paid about $50 for mine. I did not use an af... | |
| Audiophile Fuses: Helpful or "Snake Oil"? For the price, you can’t go wrong with Furutech fuses...if you can find them. | |
| Fraud, what do you look for to spot a risk? +1 on fuzztone’s formula. I also use the ad as an indicator. Does the seller offer specific details that accurately describe the product, AND do the photos confirm the description. For instance, if an amp is rated 9, but you see dings or scratches... | |
| Nordost Sort Fut supporting audio rack: does it work? Thank you for sharing your informed opinion of this product, which is awfully expensive. I found a set at 40% off, but that’s still pricey compared to other similar products. My thought was that if I could add resonance control to the base of the ... | |
| Parasound HINT vs. Bryston 135-3 or Simaudio 340i D3PX Thanks to those who have responded already with different opinions to consider. As for desired changes or improvements, I am hoping for improved soundstage depth at least. I recently added one Furutech NCF Clear Line unit to my system, and that ha... |