maineiac

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New Von Schweikert VR 33?
Chadnliz, you seem to have a special penchant for drawing this type of reaction out of other contributors. It is your original "butt puckered up" approach that precipitated the negative reactions in this thread. Nobody is looking for reassurance, ... 
New Von Schweikert VR 33?
We should be mindful and appreciative of everyone's individual tastes and perceptions so as to participate in a positive and meaningful way. 
I need your expert opinions
plug-in, turn-on, listen, decide. 
Ohio Vinylohiles, and other who love analog fronts
Just be prepared that you will end up spending 5X of your budget by the time you settle in so get the best you can find for each component as you go. 
Why Not More Conversation about VAC?
I bought my VAC integrated used and before the sale called Kevin to confirm the serial # and to ask him questions. He was incredibly helpful and gracious even though I was buying used. He told me that it didn't matter to him, that I was joining th... 
cart recommendations for a Clearaudio Concept
I might try a zu103 to see what it can do in that price range. 
cart recommendations for a Clearaudio Concept
what do you have for a phono stage? 
Vinyl lovers I must be crazy
you can only reach nirvana through the eightfold pathtable, arm, cart, phono, cleaning, alignment, isolation, and recordings$5K minimum 
Vinyl lovers I must be crazy
Yesterday I spent a good bit of my time at my kitchen table, working on my laptop, and listening to vinyl through a pair of cheap ($250) bookshelf speakers that sit way on top of my kitchen cabinets. These speakers are connected to a receiver via ... 
IR receiver/sensor
This what I use and it has served me well.http://www.amazon.com/XANTECH-29110DBKit-Designer-Hidden-Infrared/dp/B001QT9AOG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1300720412&sr=8-6 
My B&W speakers
Inverse means opposite, so inverse relationship between cost and performance means that as you spend more performance goes down or gets worse. I think you mean "diminishing returns" which means the incremental benefit is not as great as you climb ... 
Vinyl lovers I must be crazy
Many systems today can be highly detailed (bright) and lack warmth and texture(flat). If you craft a synergistic system around what you want, there is no doubt in my mind that you can have a great high performance system. My experience leads me to... 
My B&W speakers
but a substantial cost increase that is often an inverse of performance gain.It seems that many have tried in futility to reach musical nirvana by simply jumping up to the next model in the line. I doubt that the function is actually inverse though. 
My B&W speakers
A true search for enlightenment. 
Repair or Replace Von Schweikert VS/1 Sub
Thanks Phokus, I bought the new amp and put it in myself a while back and everything is back to good. Only issue is that the new module does not support the front light anymore. I also had to modify the inner lip of the cabinet to get it to fit pr...