fleschler
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| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( EAR CDP can be run direct to amplifier(s) with the volume control. Otherwise, the recommended setting for output is at 2 o'clock. There really wasn't an EAR Acute 2, it skipped up to Acute 3 with digital input, then the two box version and now t... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Playmore. Thanks for the support (and others). As to the Pioneer, it's only an adequate player without the mods (six capacitors, of which some are power supply related, my engineer friend is the one who does the mods) and the A/C cable. I bough... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( As far as a great CDP, two EAR Acute sold on Gon a few months ago for about $1800 and $2000 each. They are fabulous players. I highly recommend them as a last player you'll need for CDs. Get NOS 6922s and a high end power cord to get the most o... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense I posted this on another forum but it's relevant here too. 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 del... | |
| 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... |