jperry

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Which tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice?
Have you checked with Soundsmith to see what they recommend? 
solid state integrateds that will hold their value
Ebm - kondo has tubes 
Assistance Needed - Water Damage to Vinyl
discogs.com, amazon.com and ebay.com 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Roxy54 and Jmcgrogan2, is Tubes105 a cousin of Tubes108?Is there something secret going on here that should be disclosed so we can argue about it? ;-) 
out of line
My suggestion is that you place an ad for sale. 
Help me not let this happen again
"09-04-14: JaxwiredMy music server and DAC never have this problem. Go figure..."So what ... 
Super Cheap Placeholder Cartridge
shure 91 
Great Tube/SS Amp for Proac D40R ?
You should consider the Quicksilver V-4. I am very happy with this combination, see my system. 
Power or not dilemma? Proac D40R
I recently acquired a pair of d-40r. I am using Quicksilver V-4 with KT-77 tubes to power them. I am very pleased with the sound and would recommend this combination. 
Buiding listening room from scratch - need advice
Congratulations on a great opportunity. I agree with Erikminer as paraphrased following: Always start with speakers, and then match the amps to them. Dedicated AC lines are a given if doing things from scratch. Go to RMAF.If you have some leeway o... 
SOS: Andy Bowman - Vintage Tube Services
I bought tubes from Andy in May this year. Great experience dealing with him, and great tubes. 
Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection
Could you post a list of recording companies I can feel good about cheating, and a list of the ones that I should feel bad about cheating (maybe artist owned?). Thanks. 
Suggestions? Tubed linestage pre-amp??
You might want to take a look at the VAC Standard preamp that was just listed. No relation to the seller. If I did not have the Aesthetix Calypso/Rhea I would buy it. You do not see a lot of VAC equipment come up for sale and most of their new lin... 
$1500 for a whole system, budding audiophile
I did an office system that consists of the following and sounds very good.$300 Kenwood KD-500 turntable with Sumiko Premier MMT tonearm$150 Unsed Sumiko Alchemist MC Cartridge$100 Rotel Phono Preamp$650 Roksan Caspian Integrated$200 Fried A/3 Spe... 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Meanwhile, maybe this will steer us away from our detour to oblivion, and back to the title topic.One of my more disappointing purchases was the Harbeth Compact 7 ES-2 speaker. I bought a pair of these used and they came in third place to compared...