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Paypal Changes for 2022
Does anyone have a link to these new limits? PP says it's still the 20,000/200 in a calendar year and they reference IRS IRC Section 6050W. Heres the link: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/irdm_section_6050w_faqs_7_23_11.pdf IRC Section 6050W says... 
Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
Normally a foreign buyer would have an intermediary in the U.S. buy the item for them and then ship it to them. The intermediary in Miami is the one who should be buying your item with their PayPal account and address.  
Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important?
According to Peter Ledermann of Sound-Smith, the cartridge does more heavy lifting than either tonearm or turntable 
Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers
Yes I would buy the Dartzeel all over again in a heartbeat. To me the Dartzeel is the whole package. Only real amplifier history I have is with the old Yamaha VFET amps, B-1 & B-2 and I'm moving on from those.You can contact the founder of Dar... 
Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers
I have an early Dartzeel, doesn't even have the SCNP network upgrade. My pockets aren't deep enough to buy a new one so I bought it used for around 9K. Have it mated up with my VTL 7.5III pre-amp (bought used also) and it sounds fabulous.  Of co... 
Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?
Crawler some good chit 
Sending a 110 lb amp to the manufacturer for cleaning/calibration. Good idea? How to ship?
For shipping a heavy amp, I'd look to see if I could find a properly sized  Pelican or SKB hard case with handles and "luggage wheels" and no foam. Encase your amp with an inch or more of rigid foam board, fit it nice and tight. Hard polypropyle... 
high end speakers are overpriced
Kenjit, what can a builder use to determine what "Fair" is? Can he pay his employees an above minimum wage, provide some medical insurance, and maybe a small retirement fund?Nothing anywhere states that life is or has to be fair. The sooner people... 
How do I pay?
Just send the seller a quick email asking him if he'd accept UPS COD or an escrow service. I suspect his answer will be "no"... 
How do I pay?
Tell him to ship you the speakers first. Once you've received them, THEN you'll send him the cashiers check. What he's asking for is basically the same thing - your complete, blind, trust. 
Shops in Japan that support international shipping?
Check out HIFi-Dohttps://www.hifido.co.jp/?LNG=E 
PS Direct Stream Vs. Wyred 4 Sound Dac.
I tested the PS Direct Steam running Torrey and a W4S DAC-2v2SE. They were very close - casually listening it may be hard to tell the difference. I did keep the W4S because I thought the decay of the instruments sounded more natural. I wouldn't th... 
Best tube preamplifier for under $15k
VTL 7.5III hybrid tube preamp. It's a linestage with one pair of 12au7's in the gain stage. Fantastic sounding pre. 
How many people here generally buy used?
Virtually every piece I have  I bought used - can't afford to pay full price... 
Little Richard RIP
Loved "Long Tall Sally" playing as the choppa's were flying inbound in the movie Predator. Gonna have some fun tonight...RIP to one of the great ones