elrod
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| 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 | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? You could try a hybrid tube preamp which has just one set of gain tubes, like some of the VTL preamps. I've got a VTL 7.5 III driving my Dartzeel and it sounds bloody mavelous. | |
| A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer Peter's crew does a fantastic job. Anyone who hasn't dealt with him doesn't know what they're missing... | |
| Galibier Eiger Turntable Well his website says 2020 | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget I'm not a speaker wire connoisseur by any means, but I use Mogami W3103 speaker wire. You can find under $3/ft and they sound marvelous |