lloydc
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| The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore @psalvet : thanks for the heads up about the Widex. I’m considering expensive aids vs Costco. The expensive one are better, but the c. $4k difference seems to be almost all in the digital processing and audiologist markup. I had Oticon Intiga 1... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? Many Modern tubes are pretty good, if you buy from sellers who thoroughly test and match them. They identify a lit of rejects that way, and guess what? Somebody else sells those rejects. If you’re looking for a “good price”, guess which tubes y... | |
| Amp repair in Orange County, CA for Carver WM-200t Offered for $185 each on Reverb. Not sure there’s any market for them; who would want a Carver “magnetic field” amp? | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" @rich121, Thanks! | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" Update: I couldn't buy Tergitol 15-S-7 anywhere that I tried. Orders accepted were cancelled. It looks like you have to be a laboratory with certain credentials to buy it. Is there a formula using Infotol? Much more readily available. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Tubes vs. ss. Next up, “are expensive cables worth it?” , then “digital vs analogue”, “cd vs streaming”, “what is the best X?”, “measurements vs. listening”, etc. ad nauseam. It’s just trolling by novices. | |
| How Long Is Too Long? Management skills, and time management skill, customer service, business savvy, are all quite different from design and technical abilities. Your guy has only the latter. It rarely makes for a successful business. he doesn’t have enough help or... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" Maybe I was wrong, just ordered Tergitol S 7 from Advance Scientific. $69.75 incl shipping for 100 ml. We’ll see ic I get it. I was impressed by @wizzzard’s apparent knowledge and sincerity. Although, many people question the use of alcohol ... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" OP, Tergitol -s-7 is apparently only legally sold to research labs and industrial (non-medical) facilities, in the US. So we “consumers” can’t readily get it, if at all. Is Ilford an acceptable substitute? | |
| Storage boxes. Can I discard high end shipping boxes, and still sell in the future? Boxes deteriorate in un-air-conditioned storage. The foam snd packing is more important than the boxes themselves. | |
| Turntable weight affects speed Agreed, increasing the load might be detrimental. Lightweight Origin Live “weight” is on the way. thanks for all the ideas. | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much This is a standard sales technique - for auto sales. For Stereo equipment not so much. Car sales is a different business model. How should a bm shop deal with tire kickers who will waste their time, then go buy online? I have known people ... | |
| Bang for the buck I have a pair of PMC Fb1i Signatures listed (on the free site) that are perfect for that size room. PMC’s use transmission lines so they have superior bass for their size, and are used in many major recording studios. Only downside is the high p... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much You don’t just demo equipment (which isn’t usually very useful; too many variables), you are evaluating the dealer, who one day may be needed for service, support or advice - or a positive buying experience on a c. $20k purchase, which should be a... | |
| Sensitivity 86 v 90 I went ahead and bought the less sensitive speakers (PMC 25.26 @ 87db, replacing PMC FB1i Signature @ 90db sensitivity) and if anything, they seem to produce more volume at a given setting. I can only speculate as to why, but now I’m certain that... |