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VAN DEN HULL
According to the Van Den Hul website:http://www.vandenhul.com/distributors?continent=north-america BLUEBIRD MUSIC LTD.  and  PHONO PRODUCTS: FINEST FIDELITY INC.  are listed as US Distributors. 
Aragon 4004 mk2, should I buy?
I owned an Aragon 4004 mk 2 about 20 years ago or so. I doubt you will find it to sound harsh in the high frequencies.$450 seems like a pretty good price for that amp. I would hook it up and try it out. The main concern with older amps is the capa... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
3,500 posts....so, have we solved the mystery of the fuse yet? SMDH. 
I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200
How about "Bands about People"? Lynyrd Skynyrd  - Leonard Skinner - High School gym teacher and basketball coach in Jacksonville, Florida. ;^)Dead Kennedys - JFK and RFK.Marilyn Manson - Marilyn Monroe and Charles MansonTesla - Nikolai Tesla  
The Best Cities & States to Find High End Gear
Craigslist???!!! Really???!!!Try:1) US Audiomart2) Canuck Audiomart3) Audio Asylum Trader4) EbayHiFi Shark will lead you to an item on ANY site.I sell more on 1 & 3 than I do on AudiogoN!! I've never used Craigslist (too many loons). 
I'll Take "Songs About People" for $200
Hey Jude - Julian LennonMaybe I'm Amazed - Linda McCartneyAmerican Pie -  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper Philadelphia Freedom - Billie Jean KingCandle in the Wind - Marilyn Monroe 
Soliloquy 6.3 spikes
I owned a pair of  Soliloquy 6.3i's a few years back. Good bang for the buck speakers! Did your pair not come with spikes?Cheers,John 
What is the "usual" source of hum between a turntable and phonp-preamp??
+1 what dill says. Generally a hum from turntable is a grounding issue. 
Soliloquy 6.3 spikes
From the top toolbar on the home page:1) Click on "Explore"2) On the right, click on "Member Lookup".3) Enter "upsideofdown76" , then click search.4) Click of "upsideofdown76" 5) Click on "Send Message"The rest should be self explanatory. Good luc... 
Soliloquy 6.3 spikes
Hello Kevin,Well, you could "pm" "upsodeofdown76", and ask him offline.Short of that, you could look for some threaded Audio Points, Mod Squad Tip Toes, or some other speaker spikes (Parts Express?).http://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-cabinet... 
High End Amp Price Collapse musings
The time may be coming, maybe not. Class D is not really new, it's been around for about 15 years now. I seem to think that Class D was more popular 10 years ago than it is today.You keep trying to compare Class A to CRT TV's, how about you compar... 
PSB Synchrony One Speakers and Pass XA30.5 Amp
I agree that the XA-30.5 may not be the perfect amp for those PSB speakers. However, there are other factors at play. Pass Labs gear tends to be warm and musical, so combining a Pass preamp with a Pass amp may be too much warmth and not enough det... 
new phono pre Pass Labs Xp-15 phono pre
Congrats on the new phono stage Jim! I hope it brings you many hours of enjoyment!I wish the XP-15 had gain and loading options via the front panel, like the XP-25 does. That looks so much simpler to me. I guess that's what you get for twice the p... 
Pre-amp upgrade time?
Sounds like a used ARC Ref 3 preamp would seem to be a natural fit for your ARC amp, and the sound you are describing that you seek. 
WHAT'S UP WITH MARANTZ?
A lot of research goes into what’s best for which market. Different colors denote different tastes, outlooks and preferences. Unfortuantely, black is considered a bad-ass color associated with aggressiveness, dominance, soldiery, stealthiness,...