fleschler
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| What Matters and What is Nonsense Right on. I have a $100,000 system with only Legacy Focus (original) speakers which sell for $2,500 used. It sounds great, better than 90% of audio show rooms (well maybe higher than that). However, it required use of Synergistic Research HFT ... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( I just sold a friend a Yamaha CR-1020 and a pair of Dynaco A-25 speakers for $450. He needed the amp to run two pairs of average efficiency speakers. Overall, a nice musical sounding combo with a good phono stage (he is buying a turntable soon).... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( There is a problem with HEA. That is summarized in today's article from Enjoy the Music: Come Admire My Hi-Fi Jewelry Roger Skoff writes about what things cost, and why. This essay delivers an important message about many HEA manufacturers (a... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? My big 125 watt tube amps have a 45 second warm up. Once on, they take about 20 minutes to reach maximum set bias. Although they run cool enough to put your hand on the transformers (Class A/B), the tubes only last 2500 hours. So, I do not want... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Although I have one high end system for all music, my living room second system cost me $5K for used gear (Legacy Signature IIIs, highly modified voltage tap not ultralinear tap Dynaco ST70, custom built sub-mini tube pre-amp, a modified Pioneer D... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense I primarily agree with Geoffkait. One never knows if a tweak will render a huge, minor or no difference in the sound quality, positive or negative. I find that the acoustics of a room is 50% of the sound quality. A big percentage. I was able t... | |
| Audiophile LP's P.S. The Sounds CD is listed at $67 and $70 on ebay. Too much. | |
| Audiophile LP's Tom Port of Better Records listens to dozens if not 50 to 100 pressings of an LP. There may or may not be a hot stamper among them. However, after 30 years in the business, he is knows which stampers, countries of origin and pressing plants have... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( Garages have to be larger due to the proliferation of owning popular pick-up trucks and SUVs compared to compact cars. | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( Video screens have grown monumentally in the past several decades. Now, a 55, 65 and 75 inch screen is common. Back in 2002, the largest common screens were 40 inch. No room problem complaints by millennials about that except that the new TVs moun... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( There is a misconception concerning space. Homes are 1,000’ larger than they were in 1973. http://www.aei.org/publication/new-us-homes-today-are-1000-square-feet-larger-than-in-1973-and-livin... This is especially true outside of major urban areas... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning About the degritter-120 Khz? Totally opposite of other record cleaners on the market. It is difficult from the site images to tell whether the US is aimed directly at the record or in the bath beneath it. Good operating temperature and filter s... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning benjie-Why do you think Isonic chose such high temperatures? They would warp the record and melt the grooves at 5 minutes at 140 degrees or thereabouts. Maybe Kirmuss is smarter by lowering his temps. Also, other's have commented that 35Khz is ... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( I've noticed very high prices for quality used gear on Ebay. My Nakamichi 7A cassette deck I purchased for $700 in 1990 is now $1,500 to $5,900 averaging $2,500 (more than new), my Marantz 7T pre-amp I purchased for $150 in 1995 is now $1,200 to... | |
| Yanni or Laurel? I heard Laurel to the end. |