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Marantz SA-1 holding up well agains next gen.?
still one of the best. 
Audiophiles DO NOT USE DHL-READ MY NIGHTMARE
any expensive item is worth a wooden box,bult around original packaging.cheap to make,15.00 worth of home depot stuff.also, at least with ups,if you insure for 7000.00 or more,i think this is the magic #,not sure,your item is hand carried in there... 
Burned out hi fi salesman
why do people like quixotic quest make such negative comments on such an obviously subjective thing as music? 
Calling on Vandersteen 5a owners
mikej:saw your comment on upgrade from 5 to 5a.i own 5's and am considering this,but the cost is very high,and not field avail.as is still being advertised.did you have this done?what made it a "stunning" upgrade?any input is appreciated. 
What can I expect in a UPS damage claim?
ups damaged a pair of aerial 10t's i sold here.they were insured for 4000.cabinet damage.buyer found a repairer for 600.ups claim was paid for repair.both parties must cooperate and follow through.pakaging must be correct.a lot of effort on my and... 
Placette RVC vs. Adcom GFP-750 in passive mode
mikelavigne.is/was your placette active or passive?what does the daTZeel do better?i am using placette rvc now,am looking for placette active.owned gfp-750 in the past,as well as c-j prem 16lsmk11,placette was more transparent than both.any though... 
parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1
interesting! 
Vandersteen 5 and 5A owners
using 5's with jc-1 amps and cj prem 16-2 with rca cross-x with absolutely zero noise at any level. cannot compare the two terminations,but how can you do better? 
NAD C320BEE Rotel RA-01 Cambridge 640A
the nad is a steal.i use with gma europas and nad541i and it has probable 85% of my other sys. which costs 10 times more.if i knew what i know now,i would have saved a lot of money.you dont have to spend big to have good sound. 
DNA 500, MC 501s or JC-1$3-$5k on an ex-demo amp
boy would i like to live 10 minutes from the factory[repairs?] of 4000.00 amps,esp. of this quality. 
Parasound JC-1 Questions
#1,no need to leave on all the time.just let them warm up a bit.#2dont know about comparison,but the jc-1 do run very warm in class a.#3these currently sell 4000.00 or less here,i dont how you can do better for s.s.had c-j prem.140 prior,and to me... 
vandersteen 5 to 5a
mikej.i would take the sub amps and build two sub-woofers just for fun,as i have other systems to play with.how long was your turn around time.thanks. 
vandersteen 5 to 5a
thanks for all feedback.still hard to decide if another 5700.00 is worth it.i will would have 11,500.00 invested at this point and there are some exceptional spkrs avail. for 5700.00.a tough decision.did any get to keep the components that were re... 
vandersteen 5 to 5a
mikej:what increase in performance did you notice,and what components do you use to drive these?also is this a 2 channel music only system and if so what do you listen to?thanks for your in-put.bill. 
Vandersteen 5a. How refined a product are they
first poster obviously has not heard the 5 or 5a,or at least spent any time with them.sounds like an axe to grind.refer to second poster for objective and more accurate info.