danielinvermont

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Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store
DEALER: How about $500 for an amp demo?ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8M8EI3M1E  
Anyone have experience with the new ELAC DDP-2?
@rickallen81 Thanks for the updates, and please keep them coming.  The DDP-2 is a promising-looking piece of gear, but it is difficult to find user reviews. 
Anyone have experience with the new ELAC DDP-2?
Yeah, in the pictures that are online the ELAC Alchemy Series DDP-2 box looks like a $159 Blu-ray player available at Best Buy. . . .  I assume it sounds way better than it looks! 
Best place to sell high end audio equipment?
Surprised no one has mentioned head-fi.org.  I have listed the same gear on multiple sites several times, and it usually sells on head-fi. 
If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money
Today I got one of my clients to drop off a PS Audio Direct whatever DAC so I can finally talk about this thing which I dont like but never speak to that because Ive never had it in my rig. I am fully anticipating to be able to talk smack about ... 
Oppo UDP-205 MQA Confusion
@bultaco I believe the answer is yes.  I set the TIDAL desktop app on my MacBook Pro to do an MQA passthrough.  The OPPO display on my Tv showed that MQA streams were being decoded up to 24/192.  My PS Audio Bridge II also does a full MQA unfold t... 
New Look for Audiogon hard to work with
The new look is terrible and very difficult to use. Please give us back the option to see a LIST of components without pictures, sortable by price, date listed, etc.  In the meantime, I will not be listing anything for sale on Audiogon, and I do n... 
Oppo UDP-205 MQA Confusion
@ OP: I had the same experience as uberwaltz.  On June 27th, I received an email from OPPO stating:"Thank you for your interest in the OPPO UDP-205 - a limited supply is now available. Drawing from over a decade's worth of experience in advanced i... 
Any Bryston 4B3 amp owners out there?
Love my 4B3 driving Maggie .7s.  Agree that a good preamp match is a must, but disagree that the pre needs to be a tube model.  I run a solid state Mark Levinson 326S pre and it is a wonderful match with the 4B3. 
Rogue RP-1 pre-amp. Just another SS pre-amp, or high end caliber??
I demoed an RP-1 in my system and ended up returning it due primarily to insufficient gain for my main source component, which has a relatively low output voltage.  The dealer from whom I borrowed the launch-version RP-1 told me at the time that R... 
Top Five rock Bass players
... And finally, I wasn't going to say it, but since no one has, here you go:Lemmy Kilmister! 
Top Five rock Bass players
... And to my above post, add:William "Billy Bass" NelsonCordell "Boogie" MossonRodney "Skeet" CurtisLige CurryPrakash JohnDusty Hill 
Top Five rock Bass players
Not necessarily my top five, but here are five who have not been mentioned that I think deserve a mention (and the first three are certainly top-five contenders in my book):Larry GrahamMiroslav VitousDonald "Duck" DunnKlaus VoormanGeorge Porter Jr... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Still missing Wyred 4 Sound (wyred4sound.com) and its sister company, Spread Spectrum Technologies (sst.audio).  Thanks. 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Hi and happy Fourth of July to all.Thanks for adding Mark Levinson.  Here is another suggestion:Wyred 4 Sound: https://wyred4sound.com/history