coolhunter
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| Outrageous used pricing on older McIntosh Vintage stuff reminds me of 'this old house', too old to be reliable. What is interesting is that many of the Mc and Marantz designs have been knockoff in some new products, with SOTA parts. Cayin and VAS does this on a regluar basis, and in tur... | |
| Paying taxes/duty on used goods purchased in Canada Think about it, it being the North American Free Trade Zone. Nothing free about it. | |
| Suggestion used tube amp between $1,500-2,000 Look for Cayin or VAS items, great value and great sound, new or used. Most of its products are knock offs of vintage Mc, HK and Marantz designs, updated for SOTA parts. I have purchased a few Cayin products and I found them better then stuff co... | |
| Would you buy from a firm that has a policy about not accepting phone calls Think about it, Amazon does not take phone calls. Many companies have adopted such a policy as putting a human being into the order flow is highly unprofitable. | |
| Has anyone ever bought from Audio Liquidators Call the police. Seriously. I've done that when I have a street address and asked them to pay them a visit. The also can tell you if any police reports have been filed about them. Yes, most police departments have better things to do, but on t... | |
| STR-DA9000ES quandry At sometime we all become orphans. Give it up, after all ten years of service, that is not bad. Move on. Sell it on eBay for parts. Your future should be a pre-pro plus amps. It is the old theory of risk, being diversify. One of the benefits ... | |
| Has anyone ever bought from Audio Liquidators In business since 1981 doing what? Caution, especially with a credit card transaction is a must. Be prepared to cancel your card quickly if any difficulty with your transaction occurs. Never use a debit card with questionable vendors. Force a tr... | |
| Does This Machine Exist? For the cd's look into one of the Sony 300 disc changers, which can be stacked to 600 disc's. Also you can add a Sony 595, changer that can play SACD's. All these units can be linked together. I use such a stack in my office system and keep tra... | |
| Best speakers for $3000 Tannoy, F8's Ton's of reviews, great sound, great value. | |
| What turntable to start out with ? Pioneer PLX-1000 or VPI Nomad No, neither of these mentioned. Go to UturnAudio.com and checkout there offerings. Great sound, great value. | |
| old classic phono cartridges Rot is the problem with most old cartridges, not the tip. | |
| Reel to Reel uses - R2R has its pleasures and pains. I now have about seven decks, in all configurations, 1/2 track, 4 track, all speeds. I've purchased over fifteen decks and sold most of them off when they had maintenance issues. Technics 1500's seem to be the m... | |
| turntables Why pay for 'brands', when you can get a great player at a reasonable cost. Which one is that? Go to UTurnAudio. com, take a look. Hey, if you buy and your not satisfied they will make a return easy. | |
| Are phone app spectrum analyzers accurate? They are as good as there mic's, which in most phones is pretty poor. Also, if the mic is not calibrated, the results you get can be misleading. So, in the end it really depends on what you are using the app for. Certainly the results could not ... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound TAS is like watching the VS show the other night, and thinking 'if only'. |