inna

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Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special.
Do higher end Koetsu sound like better Mullard tubes ?  
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
Returning to the original subject, I too am not going to buy anything significant in the near future, either audiophile or not. I am just going to save what I can, there is a lot of uncertainty. Hopefully the dollar value will hold, more or less. ... 
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
nonoise, yes, but it was retaliation on your part. Could you respond differently, especially if you believe that those people have certain difficulties ?  
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
grannyring, why do you need guidance ?  
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
I don't know anyone without "problems". nonoise, that was worse than talking politics, it was a personal attack on Audiogon members.  
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
I look forward to my audiophile summer house in Greenland. Why Greenland ? Because it's there. Tariffs are nothing, we've been robbed for decades, anyway, and this is bound to continue no matter what. Degree might slightly vary, though. It's cor... 
I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment.
But we want to talk to each other on this site about various subjects, I don't want to go to other specialized forums. But it should be meaningful, not just statements and definitely not propaganda.  
And the biggest influence on sound quality is...
Ultimately, recording quality and room will define the limits, but I am talking about top level equipment. In your average $50k system I am not sure which component contributes most. But I belong more to source first school, so, I guess, it's eith... 
Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?
Some people have real passion for music and sound. For them it is much more than "just a stereo". I am not one of them, by the way, music and sound are important to me but not to that degree.  
Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading?
Ralph, I have Boston Audio graphite mat on my Nottingham Spacedeck, and the difference with original felt mat is quite big. This thread is not about my set up. I my case, I would have to upgrade the table first and then the rest, so it's good eno... 
Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading?
In other words, I see cartridge as a reel to reel deck's playback head. Nothing more, nothing less.  
Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading?
Religious stance ? OK, so be it, I don't mind. But yes there is more than one way to lead to the same outcome. I just don't see tinkering with turntable based source as an art form and my approach is simple and straightforward. I will do artistry ... 
Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?
Let's keep the faith. There still is a code of civility and respect. All is not that bad.  
Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?
It is much less fighting on Audiogon than it used to be but also much less of other things. And one hundred times fewer active participants. There is $250k digital server ? This is a disaster.  
Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality?
Japanese don't deceive ? I understand, those Telefunken tubes can last up to 100000 hours, at least 50000 hours.