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| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? There are "dreamers" on every sales platform. I don’t think it’s too bad on audiogon, overall. And the bluebook itself wasn’t a great guide - though it’s been years since I had access. The bulk of data lagged behind recent trends (usually trending... | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? Sounds like Vac Products require lots of maintenance. What do they do to it and why is it necessary? Super inconvenient for a quality product You come off as a troll, but just to clarify for the benefit of others: No, they don’t need more serv... | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? Going back to the many skeptics and sour grape guys in 2021. Tell me.....how many companies are there where the CEO (Kevin Hayes) is highly likely to answer the phone when you contact the company??....and then he will speak with you for as long ... | |
| Wayne's Audio Turntable Periphery Stabilizing Outer Ring I’ve used the Clearaudio ring for almost 10 years now. It’s become 2nd nature; I don’t even think about using it. Yeah you have to be careful cueing up, but you should be careful anyways!! The CA ring works even with wide and low Koetsu stone bodi... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? I knew a snooty salesman that used the ploy of asking customers how much they wanted to spend then demonstrating a well matched system that was much more expensive before saying -But of course you can't afford that -before moving to a bad sound... | |
| Big Krells Have Vanished From The Used Market The longer an item has been out of production, the lower its circulation. That’s not specific to Krells. But big Krells have the added disadvantage that they’re heavy as hell, hard to even move a few inches, and extremely costly to ship. Plus they... | |
| Cartridge Advice Please I really like the Benz Wood SM for the money. Going up the Benz line, however, can be tricky. When they swap over to ruby plates (Ruby, Gullwing, LPS), the electrical characteristic changes a lot (much high coil impedance for each output level). I... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? Can't really recall any. But then I just avoid people who are likely to annoy me and try not to dwell on it. It's like 2nd nature now. Also helps to do due-diligence beforehand, so I can provide my context and targeted questions from the get-go. ... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular Would the 7581A be biased the same as a 6L6GC/KT-66? I am currently running KT-88s in my DeHavilland 50A mono blocks and would like to try the 7581As. The DeHavilland is designed to accept 6L6/KT-66 tubes and a bias setting for those is specified... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions @kdogsy If you've already got a Koetsu, it's hard to go wrong with 64S. The 64fx might be a bit more versatile with more medium-ish compliance MCs. But the 64S is better with Koetsus, certainly. On my Clearaudio Innovation, 64S is the #1 arm. An... | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? The "value" curve may not be linear, but neither is our perception of pleasure. Many try to approach 2ch system building like they’re choosing car insurance. Not me. I get too excited by the nuances of different gear, and what unique sonic perspec... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions RE-surfacing an old thread here. Wondering if someone can tell me about head-shell compatibility with these FR64 tone arms?. Can I use regular headshells like I would on a technics 1200g arm for example? . If so what can be said about the native ... | |
| Preamps with I2s input To be clear - your digital transport (source) is what needs to support an I2S output, not your preamp. It's not a common feature. PS Audio's PerfectWave SACD transport does I2S over HDMI, for starters. | |
| Preamp Advice/experiences needed If you can find a used Rogue Athena it meets your criteria (for a LOT less money) and I personally prefer its sound quality over their newer RP-9. I’ve also had a Ren V and felt its bass response was a little soft, Fantastic midrange, though. Abo... | |
| Concrete Slabs Sounds like you’ve got your turntable support reasonably well sorted. Congrats! In my experience: isolation isn’t a problem, until it’s a BIG problem. If you don’t have good enough support (combination of rigidity & mass), then footfalls and s... |