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Why Not More Conversation about VAC?
I happen to be the person Elizabeth purchased her VAC Standard from. I purchased the VAC based on their prior reputation of having the classic tube sound, which to me, means thick, round, full midrange, less dynamic. I own a VAC DAC 2 Mk2 which I ... 
Perfect Debute Albums
Kate bush-the kick insideOasis-Definately maybeGoldfrapp-felt mountainThe sundays-reading writing arithmeticSex pistols-never mind the bollocks 
Disappointing Evening
i say don't worry about it.there is a good chance one of your guests last night spent $500 on the shoes they were wearing----no one noticed either I bet. 
Reading threads and posts when selling and buying
this has been my long time double check along with feedback history. I feel a lot more comfortable dealing with someone who posts in the Forums, kinda feels like reading their diary 
$6 Million Dollar Man?
what show was that? Horders? 
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player
you really need to qualify what you mean by 'high-end cd player'-----to me, it is a player which costs over $3000-in that perspective, then, I agree the need for $3000 plus players are going to be obsolete. I would never buy a new player for $3000... 
Best Hobby related purchase of 2010
never thought to catagorize my best purchase to a year---but come to think of it, my 2010 best purchase would be the best purchase of the last decade--found a Symphonic Line Turntable with Graham 2.2 arm-added a VDH Black Beauty Special X---added ... 
Stax stax ESL-F81 - please help
I used counterpoint sa4s and the sound was magic. , the tubes used are. Now hard to find. You may want to try another big OTL amp 
Air tight atm3
i own a pair of these, the easiest thing to check first would be the driver tubes. do you have a tube tester?as you may already know, Tom Tutay is the expert and US repair person. If it is not the driver tubes, I would call Tom. 
Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others..
80s synth is the music I grew up with---my LP collection is about 75% 80s---have a huge collection of Numan, Kraftwerk, Dmode, Human League, mostly rare and Japanese releases---I now keep the US/UK releases in the garage.Armstrod---I am a big fan ... 
Separate Insurance Policy - LP's, Memorabilia, Etc
Mcondo is 100% correct-Most polices have you select the dollar amount of personal property coverage----should you have a loss, you should be reimbursed for whatever is damaged within those selected limits--replacement cost-so if your 2008 Mofi 200... 
Japanese Vinyl Pressing
just curious, what were LPs selling for in Japan?I collect Japanese vinyl and yes, 90% sound better than my other pressings. I believe the vinyl used is superior, hold it to light and you can see thru it, the process used to cut the Lps, and that ... 
Shipping to Italy
if you are accepting payment by PayPal, I suggest you do a web search "ebay selling to italy warning"---lots of PayPal Chargebacks from Italy-if you have the payment part handled, my apologies, I have no best way to ship speakers to Italy 
for the ultimate vinyl analog lover---when you die
I am looking to be reincarnated into some 12inch DJ vinyl---spend my afterlife in some hot nightclubs with the Paris Hilton's and Lindsey Lohans ;) 
Rowland Consonance preamp needs a phono preamp
i bought a consanance a few years ago and also wanted a phono stage---I called Rowland and they had one laying around, I think they sold it to me for $200-$300-it is simply a approx 3x3 inch black box pluin module.