jmcgrogan2
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| repair shop in Philadelphia I'll third the Bob Backert recommendation. He does exceptional work.Cheers,John | |
| CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME THIS? Many times dealers will sell product through AudiogoN. Some will even sell brand new product, but they cannot advertise it as such. So they try to imply that the product has been as lightly used as possible, just for advertising sake, they cannot ... | |
| Built-in phono or seperate for budget system For a budget system I've always felt that a inboard phono stage offers better value for the $$$. The AI is a good choice, and should sound great with that Forte 4a. As a second system, that would beat most first systems IMHO. Happy hunting.Cheers,... | |
| Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system 04-01-09: Mattzack2Ed -Now, I'm fairly new to all this high end stuff, but I know that the stuff that I know as fact is the same stuff that I used to find totally unbelievable about 2 or 3 years ago. After looking at those skinny little wires, I h... | |
| I met Eva Manley I've never met Eva, so I cannot offer any further insight.However, I have met a few equipment designers, and a couple that stand out are Lloyd Walker of Walker Audio and Kevin Hayes of VAC.Lloyd, in paticular, was very impressive, and invited me i... | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? So he's a dealer......figures. I've always found it rather amusing when dealers have told me my gear, cables, etc. are crap, and fortunately for me, they carry the "good" stuff. I especially love it when they use phrases like "blows your X away" o... | |
| Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system I second everything that Tvad says. Cables are a very tricky, and a very personal choice. Some are very happy with very inexpensive offerings, some, not so much so.I've tried many, many, many cables over the last several decades, yet I would not b... | |
| Auditioning gear for purchase.. not in town Use what I call the AudiogoN 'buy n' try' philosophy. I look for a good price on whatever I'm considering, I buy it and try it in my own system with my own ears against the competition. I keep the winner, sell the loser. Again, this is just in my ... | |
| best value - record cleaning machine VPI HW-16.5 | |
| Vienna Beethoven, Spendor 8SE, Adagio or VS VR4jr Tom92602, why don't you PM Ndfan if you want his opinion so badly. However, remember, as in all things audio, musical tastes vary, as does system synergy and room acoustics. You're relatively new here, but I would say to tread carefully when askin... | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A I've long been a fan of 'Class A' sound, specifically from solid state components. I'm a tube fan now, and no SS can compare, IMHO. However, when I look back to my SS days, my favorite amps were Class A amps from Threshold, Clayton, etc.In your pr... | |
| HELP New tube integrate bias problem. It's a new unit right? Send it back and get another. | |
| Vienna Beethoven, Spendor 8SE, Adagio or VS VR4jr I have heard, and owned the Vienna Acoustics Beethoven. I've also heard the Von Schweikert VR-4 JR. I have not heard the other two on your list.Comparing the VA with the VR, I'd say the VA is richer, fuller, more musical, while the VR is more dyna... | |
| Advice on a nice integrated is needed I'd consider the VAC Phi Beta as mentioned by Mapman if thinking tubes, or possibly the Ayon Triton. If staying with SS, I'd recommend a Karan KA I-180.John | |
| Scout vs. P5 03-24-09: Stringreen...also Benz cartridges mate well with the VPII never had any luck with Benz cartridges or Koetsu cartridges for that matter on VPI tables. VPI house sound is warm, full and rich. From my experiences they mate better with a qui... |