jond

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Have you ever met another audiogon member in person?
I've had four in -person transactions all nice folks but brief meetings. I do have a local friend on here but we were friends before he discovered Audiogon so that doesn't really count I guess. 
How "Tribal" are we?
Just because I like something doesn't mean someone else does or vice versa or that I am objectively right. I listen to exclusively tubes but I don't think SS is bad or wrong just different. I tend to favor more obscure brands but it doesn't mean b... 
Where were your audio components designed/engineered?
Streamer Auralic Mini- ChinaAudio Note DAC- EnglandDeja Vu Preamp and Amp- USA (Virginia)JMlabs Mini Utopias- France 
Feastrex Field Coil speaker repair
www.dejavu-audio.com  
Feastrex Field Coil speaker repair
Try Deja Vu Audio they might be able to help or at least have some advice.     Www.dejavu-audio.com  
Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music?
I am in the wine wholesale business so drink plenty sometimes when listening as I listen a lot. My tastes run to Champagne, German Riesling, Burgundy, and the wines of Tuscany and Piedmont. Or whatever happens to be open. 
Need Help
Deja Vu Audio in Mclean VA repairs tubed gear of all kinds. www.dejavu-audio.com but you might want to just ship the unit back to VTL as suggested above. 
Which Mid Level Turntables Ship Well and Are Foolproof?
Clearaudio Concept $1600 new with a MM cartridge they pop up here pretty regularly. 
Auralic Aries Mini not connecting...
audiojan sorry to hear that! My Mini has been operating flawlessly wirelessly and personally a big fan of the Lightning DS app and never had issues with it either. A bit confused thought your saying Lightning is losing connection wired or wireless... 
Auralic Aries Mini not connecting...
Look at this page:http://support.auralic.com/hc/en-us/articles/206574517-Unable-to-join-selected-networkIf that doesn't work try posting a message here Auralic is very quick to respond:https://community.auralic.com/c/supportAnd good luck! 
Auralic Aries Mini not connecting...
audiojan under Lightning Device>Settings>Network Connection you can choose Wired or Wireless are you checking the Wired box? 
The Music Room
+2 on Dave and mdhoover and I posted almost the exact same thing on a different thread yesterday. 
The state of Yamamoto Soundcraft products
Sorry to hear that my only Yamamoto component was a YDA-1 DAC, it was well made, gorgeous to look at and functioned flawlessly. I only sold it to upgrade to a long lusted after Audio Note DAC. It's disappointing that your amp arrived in that condi... 
We've owned B&W speakers since late 80's
@lalitk Thanks I am lucky enough to live near a great dealer myself and have come to realize had work with them years ago rather than churning through dozens of used components I would have likely saved money and had a better system sooner. 
We've owned B&W speakers since late 80's
Great and good luck and you could easily find yourselves getting better sound for less money than you originally would have spent.