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| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. Had a PF-800 bought for $399 when TT's were considered dead. Sold some years later for $699. Bought a Linn. One item along w/selling a Forte 4A Class A amp I regret. | |
| Classe CAM 350 monoblock vs Classe CAM-400 or Bryston 4B3 I would look at the Parasound JC5. Very high current rating. 400 wpc at 8 ohms and 600 at 4. Also stable at 1.5 ohms. You can also use them as mono blocks. Rated at 1200 wpc. The amp is $5995. | |
| Luxman CL38U-SE in the house I recently added a JL Audio D-110 to the mix. Brought up the SQ a couple of notches. | |
| Luxman CL38U-SE in the house Still have the preamp. It's a keeper. Still as quiet as the day I bought it. The MC phono is very quiet. The phono has four step up transformers. 2 for MC high and 2 for MC low. I've had quite a few tube preamps but this is it for me. The late Art... | |
| Mag-Lev Turntables Your choice the Mag-Lev w/a Project 9cc tonearm & a $79 Ortofon OM10 cart for $2197. Or a Rega P6 w/a RB330 Tonearm & an Ania MC cart $795 for two dollars less $2195. | |
| Best Integrated Amp for KEF Reference 1s Under $5K New or Used Anthem STR 2. Excellent Integrated. New $4500. | |
| RME ADI-2 DAC FS is it "All That", especially for under $2,000? I've had the RME for about three years. I find no reason to upgrade. It's extremely flexible. Also if you find the manual a little intimidating go to RME ADI-2 DAC walkthrough. There is a 25 minute step by step video on how to operate the DAC. | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! I had a CJ ET3 SE w/Teflon caps and it took around 300 hrs to break in. On the other hand my current Luxman CL38U se needed less than 100 hrs. This unit uses oil caps. | |
| What, in your system, have you owned the longest? A pair of Threshold T-50's. | |
| What is the average dealer mark up? Here is an example of a quarterly P&L Revenue: $170,946Cost of Goods Sold(COGS)$88,244Gross Margin:$88702Gross percent: 52%Operating Expense $21,946Operating Income:$67,106Taxes: $9927Depreciation: $1025Total Expenses: $114,692Net Profit: $56,... | |
| What is the average dealer mark up? What you have to look at is the monthly profit and loss statement. Cost of rent. Federal, state and local taxes. Inventory on hand, Employee expenses, medical and general insurance, electrical bills. Office supplies even mundane expenses like tras... | |
| Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ?? I had an ET-3 SE for about 4 years. It was ok. But it just lacked dynamics. It ate a 6922 every 6-9 months. Top end was rolled over. It did have a nice bottom. A couple of years ago I demoed a Luxman CL 38U SE and it just took a few minutes for me... | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 I have the Luxman CL38-U SE. I've had it for 2 years and it can compete w/anything in th 5-10K price range. Very conservative on tubes. As quiet as the day I bought it. Plus the phono is excellent. A3 tube design w/4 step up transformers. 2 for MC... | |
| Are you a Subwoofer abuser? w/music. | |
| An old Forte' model 3 made new The person I purchased them from had to move back to California on sudden notice. So he was selling off a lot of his audio equipment. I got the T-50's for $600 ea. He also threw in a pair of Zoethecus amp stands to sweeten the deal. Probably my be... |