david99

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USA - Europe Duties
Glad your here Kelly! 
dire straits -what to buy
Hey vinyl lovers-there are 60 Dire Straits LP's up for auction on eBay,all with a low opening bid and most with no bids at all! GRAB EM!! 
opinions on the blue point special
Duddy,those Dead concerts really had an efffffect on you! 
college kid needs help with budget amps
I had a Jolida 502A a few years back.It rocked very well with its 6550 output tubes.Its a 60 wpc integrated.If you look hard you may be able to find one for $500.This amp is awesome in the looks department also. 
How much does your system retail for?
All but 3 here cost more than my house!! I have about $11000.00 retail but paid about $6000 in actual cost.Albert, if you would donate one of your "extra" IC's to me I could probably pay off my house!! :) 
Bringing back the dead?
I started out my hi-end "hobby" 4 years ago with a $150 Dynaco ST-70 that was a stock unit.I had the filter caps replaced as they were no good.I hard wired a heavier gauge power cord,bought NOS RCA 7199 input tubes,Svetlana EL-34's and enjoyed the... 
Who R U?
Lots of gear to stuff in that sea bag dude! I was in the Navy also.Have fun! 
Bi-wiring mishap
Jeepers! 
Remote control for Turntable?
Which is worse? The girlfriend screaming or the scraping sound of the stylus digging across the vinyl? I'd get a new girlfriend and buy plenty of copies of the vinyl. :) 
Survey-What is your most used source?
Vinyl 90% CD 10% I wish I had a tuner to be able to check out new music. 
Start Up Rattle on Rega P3
Is the platter level and on the sub-platter properly? If so then you have a defective table.You should hear no noise either on start up or after. 
Rogue owners, ideas please
I have a 99 with phono.My amp is a Pass Aleph-3.I highly recommend trying some Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway MK 2 interonnects.They are a siver/copper hybrid.Great reviews and great in my system. 1 meter used for maybe $250 new $399 
GRADO SONATA 1.5V (THOUGHTS/SUGESTIONS)
Wow,I just noticed how old this thread is.Alan,if your still around let us know what you went with. 
Harmonic Tech Pro Silway Mk II comments?
I have these I.C.'s between my preamp and amp.Yes,they are a silver/copper hybrid.I cant say I have really put them up against anything other than the P.B.J.'s they replaced but they sure kicked the P.B.J.'s butt which they should.I considered the... 
GRADO SONATA 1.5V (THOUGHTS/SUGESTIONS)
Funperson,have you personally heard a Grado hum? Please tell how it was annoying.Alan,do a search of Grado and read a couple posts about the Grado "hum" This has been covered before and all I will say is it is not an issue.With a 1.5mv output it w...