northman
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| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. It may be every man for himself when it comes to purchases but we're all in it together when it comes to the broader world of stereos. This forum is an extreme outlier when it comes to commitment, experience, and budgets. Folks here are comfortabl... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. @deadhead1000, your brain has been fried by too many hippie drugs and lazy jams. Go back to Haight/Ashbury! (Hey now, my friend, I am SO kidding! I can't count the shows I saw between 1978 and 1995. I *still* miss Jerry ....)There's a strong under... | |
| question about an eBay seller @rsf507 , you're absolutely right. I'll do it. And just in case I wasn't being clear, I had no interest in buying from them. I wasn't looking for advice on the traps of used purchases, though I appreciate the concern. I just figured that I wasn't ... | |
| question about an eBay seller Actually, I’m more interested that they can get away with it for so long on eBay. Do they not monitor any of this? It’s not subtle. (And to be clear, I was not looking to buy from them. I was just interested in how they operate.) | |
| That Other Audiophile Website I'm curious about this part of the OP's comments: "I gave the seller a negative review. My review was removed, and I was banned from making further comments about my experience." I've heard of this happening on other websites as well. I suppose if... | |
| thought on eBay? Thanks again everyone. I've bought and sold some things over the years but never a big-ticket/niche-market item. One thing that does seem true to me from observation is that Audiogon and AudioMart sellers generally have a sense of the audiophile w... | |
| thought on eBay? Okay! Thanks everyone. I genuinely appreciate the reassurance. I do find it strange to see a seller who has sold hundreds of vintage car decals or commemorative plates from Luray Caverns and then out of the blue puts Ypsilon monoblocks up for sale... | |
| My Experience With Tekton Everything I know about Tekton speakers I've learned on this forum. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Okay, so now we have two thoughtfully articulated positions, best voiced by @soix and @ghdprentice . @qjm101 states one side with clarity: "purchasing items KNOWING you are going to return them is unethical." And @soix is compelling as well: as lo... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Again, thank you all. @big_greg, super advice about the ear-ads and the smoking. The ethical concern for me is what @crustycoot picked up on. It's not a question of following policies; that's easy. It's about playing fair. I'm especially intereste... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? @bslon, thank you so much. I read in another headphones thread here that the Cable Company had a good policy but I couldn't find it on their website. That's great. I have an account with them and will most likely try that.@orgillian, thank you. I'... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Nice, bslon. I don't have such a local dealer. There's one about three hours away that has Focals for home audition, but only for a week and they're grouchy if the customer isn't local. (They're kind of grouchy anyway.) There's a store about four ... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Thank you, Tony. I’ve read brilliant things about STAX "earspeakers" but I can’t imagine a way that I can listen to them at the moment. I’m not aware of any dealers in the Northeast. I’d need a dedicated amp as well. The 009s are beyond my reach b... | |
| Auditioning headphones (ethically)? Thanks all of you. I'm interested that you're all giving more or less the same advice, and it's *not* "order them all and keep what you want." I certainly agree about hifi shows; maybe now they will be happening more frequently. The last one I pla... | |
| questions about streaming source for a headphone amp Thank you all. This is exactly what I wanted to know. I'll get on it! |